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EXPERIMENT 1: CHEMICAL REACTIONS
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1. Reactions of Cu2+
Reaction
0.5M CuSO4
+ 2M NaOH

Observation
(Required)

Chemical Equation
(Required)
+ Substances responsible for precipitation/color/gas

(Color of reactants?)

0.5M CuSO4
+ 2M NH4OH
0.5M CuSO4
0.5M K4[Fe(CN)6]
Comments:
(Recommended)

2. Reactions of silver halides

Reaction
0.5M KCl

Observation

Chemical Equation

Observation

Chemical Equation

+ 0.1M AgNO3
0.5M KCl
+ 0.1M AgNO3
+ 2M NH4OH
0.5M KCl
+ 0.1M AgNO3
+ 2M KCN
Reaction
0.5M KBr
+ 0.1M AgNO3

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0.5M KBr
+ 0.1M AgNO3
+ 2M NH4OH
0.5M KBr
+ 0.1M AgNO3
+ 2M KCN
0.5M KI
+ 0.1M AgNO3
0.5M KI
+ 0.1M AgNO3
+ 2M NH4OH
0.5M KI
+ 0.1M AgNO3
+ 2M KCN
Comments:

3. Reactions of H2O2
Reaction
0.1M KMnO4

Observation

Chemical Equation

+ 2M H2SO4
+ H2O2
0.1M KI
+ 2M H2SO4
+ H2O2
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H2O2
+ MnO2
Comments:

4. Reactions of Nitrate
Reaction
1M NaNO3

Observation

Chemical Equation

+ FeSO4
+ concentrated
H2SO4
1M NaNO2
+ FeSO4
+ concentrated
H2SO4
1M NaNO3
+ FeSO4
+ concentrated
CH3COOH
Comments:

5. Reactions of KMnO4
Reaction

Observation

Chemical Equation

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0.5M Na2SO3
+ 2M H2SO4
+ 0.1M KMnO4
0.5M Na2SO3
+ 6N NaOH
+ 0.1M KMnO4
0.5M Na2SO3
+ H2O
+ 0.1M KMnO4
Comments:

6. Reaction of Potassium Dichromate (K2Cr2O7)

Reaction
2M K2Cr2O7

Observation

Chemical Equation

Observation

Chemical Equation

+ 6M H2SO4
+ C2H5OH
Comments/Conclusions:

7. A. Reactions of Fe3+
Reaction
0.5M FeCl3
+ 0.5M KCN
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0.5M FeCl3
+ 0.1M KSCN
0.5M FeCl3
+ 2M KOH
0.5M FeCl3
+ 0.5M K4[Fe(CN)6]
0.5M FeCl3
+ 2M NH4OH
Comments:

7. B. Reactions of Fe2+
Reaction
0.5M FeSO4

Observation

Chemical Equation

+ 0.5M KCN
0.5M FeSO4
+ 0.1M KSCN
0.5M FeSO4
+ 2M KOH
0.5M FeSO4
+ 0.5M K4[Fe(CN)6]
0.5M FeSO4
+ 2M NH4OH
Comments:

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8. Reactions of Al 3+
Reaction
0.5M Al 2(SO4)3

Observation

Chemical Equation

+ 2M NaOH
0.5M Al 2(SO4)3
+ 2N NaOH
+ 2M HCl
0.5M Al 2(SO4)3
+ 2M NaOH
+ 2M NaOH
Comments:

9. Flame test
Solution

Dominant flame
color

Wavelength
(m)

Frequency
(s1)

Photon energy
(J)

LiCl
NaCl
KCl
CaCl2
BaCl2
Comments:

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