Nickel Essay

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Contents Page Experiment 1 Calibration of a 25-mL Pipette 1 Experiment 2 Volumetric Analysis 3 Experiment 3 Experiment 4 Experiment 5 Gravimetric Determination of Nickel Sodium Acid Salt of Heptaoxodiphosphoric Acid Synthesis and Stoichiometric Analysis of Hexaamminenickel(II) Chloride 5 6 9 Experiment 1: Calibration of a 25-mL Pipette Background The graduation mark on a pipette being usually made at 20°C (whereas room temperature is much higher than this), the volume of the pipette must be calibrated before any volumetric analysis is carried out. Otherwise, the error in the graduation mark may exceed the error allowed in a measurement. A pipette is designed to deliver only one fixed volume of a liquid and it is calibrated for this volume only. Accuracy to two decimal places in mL is generally possible. The pipette is calibrated by weighing distilled water in it at room temperature, and then calculating the volume from the weight of water in air. A correction for the buoyancy of air is included. The formula allows for the determination of the weight in vacuum, W after correction, where Wa is the weight in air. The volume is calculated from the weight and the density. W = Wa + 1.06 Wa/1000 Table. Density of water at various temperatures. Temperature (°C ) 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Density of water ( g mL-1) 0.99681 0.99654 0.99626 0.99597 0.99567 0.99537 0.99503 0.99473 0.99440 How to use a pipette 1 Rinse a 25-mL pipette with two or three small volumes of distilled water, and then with a complete volume of distilled water. 2 Do not immerse the tip of the pipette too deep into the water. The tip should not be above the water level so as to avoid any mishap during the suction of the water into the pipette via the pipette filler or suction bulb. 3 Draw the solution into the pipette until it reaches a level above the graduated mark.

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