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Hedrick Chem32SectionS 11/1/02

Experiment 8 Solution Conductivity: Covalent & Ionic Solutes


Purpose:Torelatebondingstructureofsubstancestotheirbehaviorinsolution, investigateelectricalconductanceofvariousaqueoussolutions,andfollowthe conductanceofasolutionduringthecourseofachemicalreaction. ExperimentalPlan:TheinstructionsforthisplanwerebasedonTheThompson GeneralChemistry2LabManual,pages91100.Changesincludedusing5mLof deionizedwaterasthesolventinPartIA. DataandObservations: PartIA: dropsKI conductivity (inmA) PartIB: Solution HCl Sucrose NaOH CuSO4 NH3(aq) PartIC: Solute Glacialaceticacid .01Maceticacid .01Mhydrochloricacid Conductivity 1.0A .99mA 31.5mA Conductivit y 30.5mA 2.54mA 16.5mA 10.4mA 1.73mA electrolyte? strong weak strong strong weak Solution Urea NaOOCCH
3

0 .0721

1 1.31

2 2.40

3 3.55

4 4.65

5 5.86

6 6.93

Conductivit y 70.6A 6.38mA 7.6mA 90.0A 16.2mA

electrolyte? no weak weak no strong

C6H8O7 CH3OH H3PO4

PartII:Pleaseseeattachedsheet. Calculations:Nocalculationswereperformedinthislab.

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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.

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3.SupposethatPartIIoftheexperimentwerecarriedoutwithaqueousNaOH (sodiumhydroxide)insteadofBa(OH)2toformsolubleNa2SO4alongwithH2Oas products. (a)Writetheoverallbalancedequation 2NaOH(aq)+H2SO4(aq) Na2SO4(s)+2H2O(l)

(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.

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