BS-Chemistry 3 Date Submitted: December 19‚ 2014 Lab. Schedule: MW 2:00 – 5:00 pm Rating: Group No. 11 Experiment No. 5 Preparation of KAl(SO4)2•12H2O (Alum) OBJECTIVES This experiment aimed to: prepare KAl(SO4)2•12H2O‚ commonly referred to as alum‚ from aluminum metal from a canned soft drink‚ and determine the mass of the alum collected and its percent yield. METHODOLOGY An aluminum metal scrap was obtained by scraping the paint off a Coca-Cola can. It was then cut into small pieces
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The Formation of Alum Experiment 4 Introduction In an increasing population the need for land fields are as well increasing daily. Better yet‚ rather than dumping off trash is to instead recycle aluminum cans for a more efficient society. In this lab we will show how aluminum cans react to form alum. Materials and Methods The first step of the lab is to measure the mass of 250 mL beaker‚ once you have done this add .9 to 1.2 grams of aluminum can pieces to the beaker. Take the mass once
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Analysis of Alum‚ AlK(SO4)2・12 H2O Partner: Cindy Date: Sep 15‚ 2011 Purpose: The purpose of this experiment is to verify the identity of the alum by finding the properties of the substance; melting point and mole ratio of the water to the anhydrous. Every substance has unique characteristics which help to determine the identity of it. The actual values of the properties can be compared to the experimental values. In real life‚ this can be used to determine the unknown medicines. Hypothesis:
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Alum Lab Conclusion The purpose of this laboratory was to use two different techniques to attempt to identify the melting point and the mole ratio of hydrated water to anhydrous aluminum‚ potassium‚ and sulfate of AlKSO4. The hypotheses were: if the alum was put in a capillary tube the melting point of alum will be able to be determined; and the water of hydration in alum crystals will be possible to determine if the alum is heated with a Bunsen burner. Results: Part 1: Data Table | Trial
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synthesize alum‚ test for various ions in alum‚ and form crystals in aqueous alum solution. The alum was synthesized from aluminum foil and run through a filtration system to isolate the alum. 2 Al(s) + 2 KOH + 22 H2O + 4 H2SO4 → 2 KAl(SO4)2●12H2O(s) + 3 H2(g) Its composition was analyzed using two precipitation tests and two flame tests. Three methods for growing crystals were then set up for observation next lab. Theoretical yield and percent yield: The theoretical yield for alum was 4.55g and
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AP Chemistry Lab 2: Analysis of Alum Lab Objective: In this lab we will analyze alum by two techniques in order to verify its identity. The melting point and the mole ratio of hydrated water to anhydrous aluminum potassium sulfate will be determined. Lab Procedure: 1. Use a mortar and pestle to crush alum. 2. Pack the alum in capillary tube‚ and then fasten it to the thermometer. 3. Fasten the thermometer to the ring stand. 4. Immerse the bottom of the
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The purpose of the first part of the experiment was to produce a chemical compound which was the alum crystals by using aluminum‚ potassium hydroxide and sulfuric acid. After the compound was present‚ the purpose of the second part of the experiment was to make sure that the compound that was formed in the first half of the experiment was actually alum. Some of the experimental techniques that were used in this experiment was filtration using the Büchner funnel vacuum filtration‚ recrystallization
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The purpose of the making alum from aluminum lab was to create alum from a series of chemical reactions involving aluminum. Small pieces of an aluminum can were cut and measured before being taken through a series of chemical reactions. This process involved filtering out waste product that was no longer needed in the reaction by using Whatman #4 filter paper and an aspirator. The first reaction that took place was placing aluminum pieces into the strong base NaOH and then heating it. This reaction
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LABORATORY REPORT 4 PREPARATION OF ALUM FROM ALUMINUM METAL Huy Nguyen October 2nd‚ 2012 The objective of the laboratory is to synthesize alum (KAl(SO4)2.xH2O) from aluminum powder and to determine the proportion of water in the alum crystals. Alum is a product from the reaction between potassium hydroxide and sulfuric acid. The reaction include several steps‚ as followed: Aluminum powder reacts with potassium hydroxide to generate Al(OH)4- ions and release hydrogen. 2 Al(s) + 2 KOH(aq)
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1) Heading a. Analysis of Alum b. September 8‚2010 – September 10‚2010 c. Asad Mehmood d. Lab Partner: Alec Drey‚ Sarah Schrader‚ Seth Kerrey 2) Purpose e. Research Problem: Is what we have alum? In this lab‚ we will be analyzing alum by doing three different tests. The first will be to find the melting point‚ the second to find the amount of water in alum‚ and the third is to find the percent sulfate. We expect the values to be close to the actual.
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