Formula, and molar mass of your hydrate sample
- What was the name, formula, and molar mass of your hydrate sample? (1.5 pts)
The name of the given hydrate sample for our group is iron sulfate. Iron sulfate has a formula of FeSO4
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The molar mass of the hydrate sample is 151.908 g/mol. - Write the general equation for your dehydration reaction for your specific salt. (Hint: you don’t
know how much water was lost yet so you should have a variable in the equation)(2 pts)
FeSO4
- 7H20 —> FeSO4 * XH20 * YH20
Fill in the table ( 2 pts)
Mass (g)
Crucible 16.0100
Crucible and Undried Sample 17.3938
Crucible and Dried Sample 16.866
Mass of Undried Sample 1.3838
- Calculate the mass of the metal salt product with no water molecules. (Hint: Use dimensional
analysis and your drying equation, this would be a complete dehydration reaction) (4 pts) - Using the previous answer, calculate the mass of water remaining in the sample. Did your sample
dry completely? (1 pt) - What is the mass of water lost by heating? (1 pt)
- Report the mass of metal salt, the mass of water lost, and the mass of water left in moles. (1.5pts)
- Write out the experimentally determined equation associated with your hydrate salt. (2 pts)
- What is the name of your final hydrate salt? (1 pt)
- Compare your data to those of your classmates with the same starting material. How were your
answers similar? How were they different? (2 pts) - Discuss the limitations of your data and/or ways that the experiment could be improved. (2 pts)