Experiment 3 A Cycle of Copper Reactions Chemistry Department UCC 1st Year Practicals Introduction n n n n n Copper is one of the most important metals. Copper is reddish with a bright metallic lustre It is malleable‚ ductile‚ and a good conductor of heat and electricity (second only to silver in electrical conductivity) Its alloys‚ brass and bronze‚ are very important Has various oxidation states: 0 in elemental copper‚ +1‚ and +2 which is observable in corroded
Premium Copper Sulfuric acid Chemistry
mass of copper wire was 1.250g but the recovered copper was only 0.120 subtracting the mass of the recovered copper with beaker from the tare beaker mass. So the percentage yield resulted only to 9.6% it is very little‚ and it may be due to many possible sources from doing the steps. Adding too much or too little of a compound to the copper solution‚or the loss of copper during transport or by being left on the stirring rod. Another situation which was a source of error is when the copper solution
Premium Copper Sulfuric acid Nitric acid
Daniel Osherow ENGR 1301 5 December 2012 Copper Wire Sizes (EE) The diameter of a copper wire is measured by using a system called the American Wire Gauge also known as AWG. This system has predominantly been used in the United States and Canada since 1857. Using this measurement the cross-sectional area of a gauge is able to be found. We then use this area to determine the wires current carrying capacity. The gauge numbers for wire and diameter values work inversely‚ as when one increases the
Premium Wire Copper Electrical resistance
Chemical Reaction of copper compounds Introduction: In this experiment‚ the objective was to conduct a series of chemical reactions that contain copper or copper compounds. That is to say that the products of each chemical reaction were used in the next reaction. The process starts with a solid copper wire dissolved in nitric acid and the end product is copper powder. The product which was used from the previous reaction is the limiting. In the initial step‚ the solid copper is the limiting reactant
Premium Chlorine Copper Water
Quantitative Analysis: % Copper in an Ore May 3‚ 2006 Abstract: In this experiment we were given an unknown sample of ore. Using the spectrophotometric analysis and the electrogravimetric analysis‚ we found the unknown percentage of copper in the unknown sample of ore was to be 17.6% by mass. Introduction: Chemical analysis takes place under two different scenarios. In one case‚ you need to find out the chemical identity of some material. The first kind of analysis‚ in which the chemical
Premium Chemistry Chemical element Chemical reaction
Cu2+(aq) + Zn + Cu + Zn2+(aq) (Balanced) Stage 1 Dissolution of Copper Mass of vial & copper = 3.598g Mass of vial = 2.504g Mass of copper = 1.094g Calculate the moles of copper‚ this is the mass of copper (in g) divided by the atomic mass of copper‚ (63.5 g/mol) Moles of copper = mass (g) ÷ (63.5 g/mol) = 0.017g/mol Copper description Solid ribbons‚ of a reddish-brown metallic appearance. HNO3 description Clear transparent
Premium Chemistry Copper Nitric acid
3.4 Part F – The Reaction of Iron Nails with a Copper Solution Introduction: The experiment in this activity involves the reaction between a copper (II) chloride solution with iron nails and the mole ratios involved in the reaction. Measurements are taken to determine the moles of each reactant involved in the reaction and thus the number of atoms or molecules involved. Apparatus and Materials: Refer to the reaction of iron nails with a copper solution assignment in Module 3‚ Section assignment
Premium Iron Water Hydrogen
Hydrometallurgy 105 (2010) 148–154 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Hydrometallurgy j o u r n a l h o m e p a g e : w w w. e l s ev i e r. c o m / l o c a t e / h yd r o m e t Treatment of copper flash smelter flue dusts for copper and zinc extraction and arsenic stabilization A. Morales a‚ M. Cruells b‚ A. Roca b‚⁎‚ R. Bergó b a b Universidad Católica del Norte‚ Department of Metallurgical Engineering‚ Antofagasta‚ Chile Universitat de Barcelona‚ Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical
Premium Copper Sulfuric acid Smelting
Coursework 4 Copper Name of student: Alfiya Ospanova Tutorial group: G Copper is one of the earliest elements explored by humanity. Due to the special red shade it was easy to find in ancient times. The metal was named according to place where it was found‚ the Cyprus islands. Copper produced in massive stars and spread in the world as minerals like chalcocite and chalcopyrite (sulfide of copper)‚ azurite and malachite (carbonate of copper)‚ cuprite (oxide of copper). The atomic
Premium Copper Sulfuric acid Oxygen
heat CuO + H2O 4) CuO + H2SO4 Cu2+(aq) + SO42-(aq) + H2O 5) Cu2+(aq) + Zn Cu + Zn2+(aq) Stage 1- Dissolution of Copper Mass of vial & copper = 3.537g Mass of vial = 2.505g Mass of Copper = 1.032g Moles of copper = mass (g) ÷ (63.5g/mol) = 0.0162 mol (3s.f) Copper description: Initially‚ the copper was a solid that was cut into thin strips. It had a shiny/metallic and opaque look‚ with an orange colour. HNO3 description: The nitric
Premium Chemical reaction Zinc Nitric acid