Lab Experiment Report

612 Words3 Pages
EMPIRICAL FORMULA OF MAGNESIUM OXIDE NAME: JENNAT-UL-FIRDOUSE BINTI BAKIR MATRIX.NO: CPM76/12C GROUP: D SEMESTER: ONE DATE: 01 AUGUST 2012 LECTURER: MADAM KHALINA BT.OSMAN OBJECTIVE To determine the empirical formula of Magnesium Oxide INTRODUCTION Magnesium metal is moderately reactive elementary substance. At room temperature, magnesium reacts only very slowly with oxygen and can be kept for long periods of time without appreciable conversion to oxide .At elevated , however, magnesium will ignite in an excess of oxygen gas, burning with intensely white flame and producing magnesium oxide, MgO. In this experiment, we will determined the empirical formula of magnesium oxide,MgO by burning magnesium ribbon in a crucible with combination of oxygen from surroundings. APPARATUS AND MATERIALS 1-Magnesium ribbon(about 20 cm long) 2-Balance 3-Bunsen burner 4-Crucible with lid 5-Wire gauze/clay pipe triangle 6-Tripod stand 7-Sandpaper 8-Tongs RESULTS Mass of empty crucible and lid(g) | | Mass of crucible,lid and magnesium(g) | | Mass of crucible,lid and magnesium oxide(g) | | Calculation: Mass of magnesium used: Mass of oxygen used: Element | Mg | O | Mass | | | Number of moles | | | Simplest ratio |

More about Lab Experiment Report

Open Document