0 .0721
1 1.31
2 2.40
3 3.55
4 4.65
5 5.86
6 6.93
PartII:Pleaseseeattachedsheet. Calculations:Nocalculationswereperformedinthislab.
Results:InPartIA,conductivityincreasedasKIwasadded.InPartIB,mostof thesubstancesconductedafairamountofelectricity.Onlytwoconductedso littlethattheywereconsiderednonelectrolytes.Theremainingeightcompounds wereevenlysplitbetweenbeingstrongandweakelectrolytes.InPartIC,theless concentratedNH3turnedouttoconductmore.InPartIItheconductivityfellas additionalH2SO4wasadded,buteventuallyitbottomedoutandbegantorise again. Conclusion:Acrossalloftheseexperiments,thedeterminingfactortoincreased conductivitywastheamountoffreeionsinsolution.ThisisshowndirectlyinPart IA,asadditionalKIwasaddedtheamountofionsinsolutiongrew.This,inturn, madetheconductivityrise.InPartIB,thestrongelectrolyteswerethesolutes thatcompletelyionizedinsolution(suchasstrongacidslikeHClandstrong baseslikeNaOH).Weakelectrolytesweresolutesthatonlypartiallyionizedin solution(suchsucroseandweakbaseslikeNH3).Nonelectrolytesdidnotdonate anyfreeionstosolutionandthusmadeextremelyweakconductanceoccur betweenourelectrodes.InPartIC,theconcentratedNH3hadnearlyno conductance.Thisisbecausetherewasnowaterpresentandnoionshad formedtocarryelectricalcurrent.Aqueous(.01M)NH3ontheotherhand conductedelectricitymuchbetterduetotheionsbeingformedinthereversible reactionwithwater.HClwasaverygoodconductorduetoitcompletelyionizing inwater.InPartII,H2SO4sconductivitydroppedasitreactedwithBa(OH)2.This isbecausethechemicalreactionwasformingwaterandBaSO4.Onceallofthe BaSO4hadreactedfreeionsbecamepresentandconductivityrose.Generally, ionicbonds,thestrongacidsandbasesallmakeverygoodelectrolytes.Most molecularcompoundsmakepoorelectrolytesandsomearenonelectrolytes.As learnedinPartII,youcanuseconductancetodeterminewhenareactionhas completed.Possiblesourcesoferrorforthisexperimentincludethemultimeter, theconductancebreakoutbox,andresidualsolutionpresentontheelectrodes andglasswearbeingused.
(b)Writethenetionicequation 2Na+(aq)+2OH(aq)+2H+(aq)+SO42(aq)
Na SO (s)+2H O(l)
2 4 2
(c)HowwouldthegraphofconductivityversusvolumeofaqueousNaOHadded differfromthegraphyouconstructedusingBa(OH)2? TheywouldbesimilarinthatconductivitywouldgodownuntiltheNaOHwas useduptomakeproducts.Theconductivitywouldriseagainafterionsare formed.TheonlydifferenceisthatNaOHisthatthegraphwouldnotbeassteep asNaOHisnotasstrongofanelectrolyteasBa(OH)2. 4.Theelectricalconductivityofdeionizedwateriscommonlyusedasanindexof itspurity.Explain. Purewatershouldnotconductanyelectricity,asitwouldhavenofreeionsto movechargesaround.However,sincewaterdissolvesanextremelylargenumber ofsubstances,italmostalwaysconductselectricity.Thus,themorepurethe water,theloweritselectricalconductivity.Inthisway,conductivitycanbeagauge totestwaterspurity.