Reactant-Product Relationship Mitchell Starkey 3/25/13 Lab Report Introduction: Throughout life there are many instances when

one will have to properly measure and determine the product before it is made in order to reduce the amount of waste produced. This is needed anywhere from baking to chemical industries. In this experiment we explore the relationship between reactant and the yield that it produces, and how to measure this process to do it successfully and efficiently. Procedure: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Data: Label 5 Erlenmeyer flasks. Add 25 mL of solution (Sodium iodate, sodium carbonate, or sodium sulfite) to each flask. Use a graduated cylinder to add 5,15,25,35, and 40mL of CaCl2 to each flask respectively. Stir each flask and record your observations. Set up the filtration system you are going to use. Place a piece of filter paper on the funnel and moisten. Pour the solution from step #4 into the funnel and wait until all of the solution has been filtered (this may take 5-10 minutes). While waiting, obtain 5 small vials for step #9. Once the solid product is dry enough to remove, carefully remove all of the solid product from the filter funnel and filter paper. Record all data and observations. After obtaining all of your data, prepare a graph using Microsoft excel of the mass of product obtained vs. the mass of calcium chloride used.

Mass of precipitate(g)
0.15 0.1 0.05 0 1 2 3 4 5 Mass of precipitate(g)

Conclusion/Discussion: When looking at the graph above, one can conclude that the limiting reactant changes somewhere between the 2nd and 3rd flasks. These measurements were 5,15,25,35, and 40mL of CaCl2 respectively in each flask. So the limiting reactant is CaCl2 up to the point between 15mL and 25mL when it changes to the solution chosen at the start (which in this case was Sodium Carbonate). This is seen due to the fact that the slope of the graph levels out at this point, showing that the amount of CaCl2 added after the point made no effect on the amount of product produced.