PENUNTUN PRAKTIKUM

CREATED BY :
Ratna Kusumawardani, S.Si.,M.Pd.

LABORATORIUM KIMIA
FAKULTAS KEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN
UNIVERSITAS MULAWARMAN
2021

1
Penuntun Praktikum Kimia Anorganik
 PERCOBAAN-7

34 Penuntun Praktikum Kimia Anorganik

A. Tujuan
Mengetahui teknik pembuatan garam mohr atau amonium besi sulfat,
(NH4)2Fe(SO4)2.
B. Teori Singkat
Senyawa ferro yang paling penting adalah garam besi(II) sulfat yang biasa disebut
garam ferro sulfat. Bentuk yang umum dari garam ini adalah vitriol hijau, FeSO 4.7H2O
yang mengkristal dalam bentuk monoklin. Garam ini isomorf dengan garam epsom atau
garam Inggris, MgSO4.7H2O.
Garam besi(II) sulfat ini dapat diperoleh dengan cara melarutkan serbuk besi atau
besi(II) sulfida dalam asam sulfat encer. Setelah larutan disaring dan diuapkan maka akan
mengristal FeSO4.7H2O yang berwarna hijau. Dalam skala besar garam ini dibuat dengan
cara mengoksidasi perlahan garam FeS oleh udara yang mengandung air.
Garam besi(II) sulfat dan garam sulfat yang berasal dari logam alkali dapat
bergabung membentuk garam rangkap dengan rumus umum sebagai berikut:
M12Fe(SO4)2.6H2O
Dengan M1 = K, Rb, Cs atau NH4
Apabila jumlah mol besi(II) sulfat dan amonium sulfat sama, dan masing-masing
garam tersebut dilarutkan sampai jenuh dalam air panas, sedangkan ke dalam larutan
besi(II) sulfat ditambahkan sedikit asam sulfat, akhirnya kedua larutan jenuh tersebut
dicampurkan satu sama lain, maka pada proses pendinginannya akan terbentuk kristal
monoklin yang berwarna hijau kebiru-biruan. Garam ini adalah garam besi(II) amonium
sulfat, dengan rumus;
(NH4)2Fe(SO4)2.6H2O
senyawa ini lazim disebut garam mohr. Jikalau dibandingkan dengan garam besi(II)
sulfat atau besi(II) klorida, maka kristal garam mohr lebih stabil di udara dan larutannya
tak mudah dioksidasi oleh oksigen di atmosfer.
Garam mohr banyak digunakan dalam bidang kimia analitik, yaitu dalam analisis
volumetri, biasanya digunakan untuk membakukan larutan kalium permanganat dan
kalium bikromat.
C. Alat dan Bahan
1. Alat
35 Penuntun Praktikum Kimia Anorganik
VISTAS Vol. 6, No. 1, 2017, pp. 40-45 ISSN: 2319-5770, e-ISSN 2394-1138

SYNTHESIS OF MOHR’S SALT FROM KIPP’S WASTE:

A GREEN APPROACH
Dr. Lilly K O
Assistant Professor, St. Joseph’s College, Irinjalakuda
INTRODUCTION
Green chemistry is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or
eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances. Green chemistry applies across
the life cycle of a chemical product, including its design, manufacture, use, and ultimate
disposal. Green chemistry is also known as sustainable chemistry. Green chemistry
efficiently utilizes (preferably renewable) raw materials, eliminates waste and avoids
the use of toxic and/or hazardous reagents and solvents in the manufacture and
application of chemical products.

Green chemistry addresses the environmental impact of both chemical products and the
processes by which they are produced. Green chemistry eliminates waste at source, i.e.
it is primary pollution prevention rather than waste remediation. Any substance or
thing being scrap material, effluent or an unwanted substance or by-product arising
from the application of or in the course of any process or trade activity and which
contains any of the substances or chemicals specified in the schedule would be regarded
as chemical waste if such substance or chemical occurs in such form, quantity or
concentration so as to cause pollution or constitute a danger to health or risk of pollution
to the environment.

Kipp's apparatus, also called Kipp generator, is an apparatus designed for preparation
of small volumes of H2S gas. H2S is used to test the presence of certain elements such as
Pb, Cu, Cd, Zn, Mn, Co and Ni in the qualitative analysis. Kipp’s generators only work
properly in the described manner if the solid material is insoluble in the acid, as
otherwise the dissolved material would continue to evolve gas even after the level
dropped. The produced gas often requires further purification and/or drying, due to
content of water vapor and possibly mist if the reaction is vigorous.

Ammonium iron(II) sulfate, or Mohr's salt, is the inorganic compound with the formula
(NH4)2Fe(SO4)2·6H2O. Containing two different cations, Fe2+ and NH4+, it is classified
as a double salt of ferrous sulfate and ammonium sulfate. It is a common laboratory
reagent. Like the other ferrous sulfate salts, ferrous ammonium sulfate dissolves in
water to give the aquo complex [Fe(H2O)6]2+, which has octahedral molecular geometry.
In analytical chemistry, this salt is the preferred source of ferrous ions as the solid has a
long shelf life, being resistant to oxidation. This stability extends somewhat to solutions
reflecting the effect of pH on the ferrous/ferric redox couple. This oxidation occurs more
readily at high pH. The ammonium ions make solutions of Mohr's salt slightly acidic,
which slows this oxidation process

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Mohr salt is a double salt containing ferrous sulphate and ammonium sulphate in
equimolar amounts. Hence, when these two salts are mixed in the ratio of their
molecular masses and then a hot saturated solution prepared, filtered and the hot