Determination of Halides

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Name: Nahari Osman Student #: 208860629 Lab TA: Marina Saccon Lab Performed: Tuesday September 25th2012, October 2nd 2012, and October 9th 2012 Lab Due: Tuesday October 16th 2012 CHEM 2080 EXPERIMENT 3: Determination of Halides Introduction The experiment is designed to explore the effectiveness of three chemical analysis techniques in determining the ratio of halide present in a sample. Halides are the elements located in group seventeen of the periodic table. They are known for their ability to form strong and stable ionic bonds, especially with group one elements in the formation of salts. Halides are very common in the environment, with chlorine being the most abundant of them all. This is why there have been a variety of techniques that chemists have used over the years to analyze the presence of halides in various substances1. The first of the three techniques used in the experiment is volumetric titration technique, which is further subdivided into two visual techniques of analysis, the Mohr method and the Fajan method. Volumetric titration uses rudimentary titration methods to determine halide concentration. The two methods of volumetric titration differ in their use of indicators to show the equivalence point. The Fajan method is named after American physical chemist Kazimierz Fajans and a dichloroflourescein indicator is used to indicate the equivalence point. The equivalence point in noted when the solution changes to a pink colour. The Mohr method is named after German chemist after Karl Friedrich Mohr and uses potassium chromate (K2CrO4). The colour of the solution at the equivalence point changes to a brownish red colour2. The following reaction has taken place to completion by the equivalence point: 2Ag+ (aq) + CrO42- (aq) → Ag2CrO4 (s)2 The second technique used in the experiment is the gravimetric technique. Gravimetric

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