Lab Procedure Essay

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Quality Control for the Athenium Baking Soda Company Procedure: Getting Started 1.Your professor may provide special safety precautions concerning the baking soda. 2.Ask your lab professor discarding the Baking soda that you will use in this experiment. 3.Obtain a crucible and lid. Wash, rinse, and dry them. 4.Obtain about 6g of Baking soda. 5.Place clay triangle on the iron. Adjust the height of the ring so that the bottom of the crucible will be in the hottest part of the flame when burner is turned on. 6.Place crucible on the clay triangle. Doing the Experiment: 1.Heat the covered crucible for about 2 minutes. After the two minutes remove the burner and allow the crucible to cool. After allowing crucible to cool down (place fingers close to bottom of crucible bowl to make sure it has cooled down). It has cooled completely when you feel no heat. 2.When crucible is cool transfer it to the balance using tongs. (While holding wire gauze under crucible but do not put wire gauze on the balance). 3.Measure and record the mass of the covered crucible. 4.Repeat steps 1, 2, and 3 until the masses differ by no more than +/- 0.001g. Record the average value of these masses. 5.Place 2g of baking soda inside crucible. 6.Cover crucible measure and record the mass. 7.Place crucible on the clay triangle using tongs and wire gauze. The lid should not be able to move. Use the flame to brush the bottom of the crucible for about two minutes. Place the burner on the ring stand and heat crucible for about 5 min. 8.Use tongs to lift lid carefully. Do not open lid too far. 9.Obtain a 10-mL transfer pipet and a 50-mL buret. 10.Next obtain the 2g of baking soda and place in a beaker. The Na2CO3 solution must be kept in a clean and dry Erlenmeyer flask that is closed because solution will react with water. Doing the Titration 1.Mix 2g of

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