Limiting Reagents Lab Report

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Experiment 5- Limiting and Excess Reagents Purpose The purpose of this experiment was to calculate product and reactant amounts using reaction stoichiometry, as well as calculating the limiting and excess reagent in a copper (II) nitrate and potassium iodide reaction. We tested the reaction with different amounts of Cu(NO3)2 and KI making duplicates of each, with a total of 4 test tubes per group. Procedure Found in lab manual starting on page 91. 1. Collect 4 small test tubes and weight them. 2. Each student is assigned certain volume of 0.50M Cu(NO3)2 and 0.50M KI. Test tubes 1 and 2 will be duplicates and test tubes 3 and 4 will be duplicates too. Add the volume of each solution assigned. 3. Tap the bottom of the test tubes to thoroughly mix the…show more content…
When we added the 1mL of Cu(NO3)2 a reaction took place and the solution turned from a blood red to a muddy brown. With the other test we did with test tubes 3 and 4 , we added 1mL of KI and it reacted with the solution, turning to a dark green showing an excess of Cu(NO3)2. Then, when we added 1mL of Cu(NO3)2, no reaction took place.

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