Analysis Of Hydrate

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Introduction Hydrates are compounds that form crystals that have water molecules in their structure. Barium chloride dihydrate, or BaCl2●2H2O is an example of this, with five water molecules for every one molecule of barium chloride. The water is called the water of hydration, and the dot between the barium chloride and the water molecules means that the two types of molecules are bonded together. The water of hydration is heated out of the hydrate when the temperature reaches above 100℃, since the hydrate bonds are weaker than the ionic bonds that are formed between the salt ions. The water is driven off, leaving the anhydrous salt behind. BaCl2●2H2O (s) + heat → BaCl2(s) + 2H2O (g)
Is an example of this as the BaCl2●2H2O is the hydrate, …show more content…

Results

Data
Trial 1
Trial 2
Formula of salt/anhydrous salt
BaCl2
BaCl2
Mass of empty crucible (g)
8.9555
7.9581
Mass of crucible and hydrate (g)
10.0247
8.9743
Mass of crucible and hydrate (after first heating) (g)
9.8646
8.8223
Mass of crucible and hydrate (after second heating) (g)
9.8646
8.8221
Calculations
Mass of the hydrate (g)
1.0692
1.0162
Mass of anhydrous salt (g)
0.9091
0.8640
Mass of water lost (g)
0.1601
0.1522
Percent water in hydrate
14.97%
14.98%
Molar mass of anhydrous salt (amu)
208.2
208.2
Moles of water lost (mol)
0.008885
0.008446
Moles of anhydrous salt (mol)
0.004366
0.004150
Moles of water per mole of anhydrous salt (mol)
2.035
2.035
Average moles of water per moles of anhydrous salt (mol)
2.035
2.035
Empirical formula
BaCl2●2H2O
BaCl2●2H2O

Sample Calculations NOTE: All data comes from Trial 1
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The number calculated for the moles of water per mole of anhydrous salt were precise, having a PPT of 0 since they were both the same. There was only a 1.75% error between the 2.035 mol of water per mol of anhydrous salt and the whole number of 2 that was needed for the empirical formula. The experiment was conducted both accurately and precisely. The all of the water was removed from the hydrate in the first trial, which can be confirmed by the fact that there was no change on the scale when the crucible was massed after the first heating and after the second heating. No change in mass means that there is no water left in the hydrate that could be removed. In the second trial, however, it is evident that almost all of the water was removed, seeing as there was a small change in the mass of the crucible between the first and the second heating. This difference was minimal, only being 0.0002 g. There are no obvious experimental errors that occurred, however there could have been the error of not heating the crucible long enough to get all the water out of the hydrate. If this had happened, the difference between the mass of the crucible after the first heating and after the second heating would have been more than 0.003

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