Mixtures Lab Essay

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Data Tables: Step 1: Separating out the Iron Mass of weighing dish _0.7_g Mass of weighing dish and total mixture __5.4__g Net mass of the original mixture _4.7___g Mass 10-cm square paper __0.8__g Mass 10-cm square paper and iron filings _2.0___g Net mass of the iron filings _1.2___ g Step 2: Separating out the Sand Mass of weighing dish _0.7__g Mass of weighing dish and dry sand _1.7___g Net mass of the dry sand _1.0___g Step 3: Separating out the Benzoic acid Mass of cup __2.3__g Mass of filter paper _0.9___g Mass of filter paper and dry benzoic acid _1.6___g Net mass of the dry benzoic acid _0.7___g Step 4: Separating out the Salt Mass of cup and dry sodium chloride _3.3___g Net mass of the dry sodium chloride _1.0___g Substance Grams Percent of mixture Iron filings 1.2 30% Sand 1.0 25% Table Salt 1.0 25% Benzoic Acid 0.7 18% Conclusion: The purpose of this experiment was to teach me how to separate mixtures into their component substances. I learned to separation techniques based on the chemical properties of a substance. I separated sodium chloride, benzoic acid, silicon dioxide, and iron. I accomplished this by using the unique properties of each material and their differences in water solubility. Possible experimental errors include not properly removing all the iron/salt/benzoic acid from sand. Residue in beaker and cups not completely removed for accurate mass weight. Another error could have been not properly drying the benzoic acid filter paper or sand mixture before weighing. Questions: A. How did your proposed procedures or flow charts at the beginning of this experiment compare to the actual procedures of this lab exercise? The procedures that I listed followed closely to those of the initial flow charts. Moving water saturated content

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