Lab 12b Essay

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EXPERIMENT 10: Solubility of Ionic Compounds Aim: How can we determine the solubility rules of ionic compounds? Materials: dropper bottles containing aqueous solutions of CaCl2, NaI , Na3PO4, AgNO3, CuSO4, NH4OH, , NaOH, and Na2CO3, plastic spot plates Introduction: A precipitation reaction occurs when two ionic compounds react in an aqueous solution to produce a precipitate, an insoluble (not soluble) substance which falls out of the solution. These reactions are a type of double-replacement, because the cations and anions of the reactants “change partners” in the products. For example: AgNO3 (aq) + NaOH (aq) ( AgOH (s) + NaNO3 (aq) According to Reference Table F, salts with hydroxide ions (OH-) are usually insoluble, and the silver ion (Ag+) is not an exception to this rule, so the AgOH that is formed will precipitate. However, in many instances, no precipitate forms because the recombination of ions yields only soluble compounds. In this experiment you will mix together solutions containing various dissolved ions to determine how the solubility rules listed in Table F were created. Pre-lab questions: 1. Explain, on the particle level, what happens to ionic compounds when they dissolve in water? [1 pt] Ionic compounds dissociate when it dissolve in water. The ionic compound breaks up to ions. 2. Using Table F, classify each salt as soluble or insoluble: [1 pt each = 4 pts] a)AgNO3 __Soluble____ b)AgCl Insoluble c)CaCO3 _Insoluble_ d)(NH4)2CO3 Soluble 3. When 1 mole of CaCl2 is dissolved in water, it produces 1 mole of Ca+ ions and 2 moles of Cl- ions as illustrated by the equation: CaCl ( Ca+ + 2Cl- Complete the following equations (both are soluble) [2 pts each = 4 pts] a) CuSO4( Cu + SO4 b) Na3PO4( 3Na + PO4 Procedure: 4. Before beginning, clean your spot plate with

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