Procedure:

Calcium Nitrate Experiment:

Balanced equation:
o Pb(NO
3
)
2
+ Ca Ca(NO
3
)
2
+ Pb
Materials:
1. Weighing bottle or small beaker
2. Evaporating basin
3. Gauze
4. Bunsen burner
5. Tripod
6. 250 cm^3 beaker (250 milliliters)
7. 25 cm^3 measuring cylinder (25 milliliters)
8. Tub or bath with hot water
9. Filter Funnel and filter paper
10. Thermometer (Celsius)
11. Watch glass
12. Sample bottle
13. Stirring rod
14. Spatula



Procedure:
1. Measure out around 5 grams of pure Calcium
2. Measure out about 56 grams of Lead Nitrate and add 20 mL gram of water in a
beaker
3. Once the Lead Nitrate is mixed into the water (there are no clumps) wait for it to
settle
4. Once settled move the beaker to a safe spot and add the Calcium
5. Add the Calcium to the Lead Nitrate that is mixed with water
6. Allow the Calcium to react with the Lead Nitrate solution
7. It will become hot so dont touch!
8. Wait until the reaction/bubbling has slowed/stopped before measuring it
9. Once cooled filter out the reactant
10. After filtering, measure what is left in the beaker
11. You now have Calcium Nitrate
Data Table:
ITEM WEIGHT OF
ITEM
Beaker 45.32g
Lead Nitrate 10.84g
Beaker + Lead Nitrate + Water 77.05g
Pure Calcium 5.09g
Beaker + Lead Nitrate + Water +
Pure Calcium
82.14g

AFTER REACTION
Final Weight of Filtered Product 4.96g

Calculations:
(Two Theoretical Yield Problems)
Problem 1:


=5.37g Ca(NO
3
)
2



10.84g 1 mole 1 mole Ca(NO
3
)
2
164.08g Ca(NO
3
)
2

331.2g 1 mole Pb(NO
3
)
2
1 mole Ca(NO
3
)
2

Problem 2:


=20.83g Ca(NO
3
)
2


Stoichiometry Problem:
If 7g of Lead (II) Nitrate is reacted with excess Calcium, how much
Calcium Nitrate will be formed?
7g Pb(NO
3
)
2
1 mol Pb(NO
3
)
2
1 mol Ca(NO
3
)
2
164.08g Ca(NO
3
)
2
331.2g Pb(NO
3
)
2
1 mol Pb(NO
3
)
2
1 mol Ca(NO
3
)
2

=3.47g Ca(NO
3
)
2
5.09g Ca 1 mole Ca 1 mole Ca(NO
3
)
2
164.08g Ca(NO
3
)
2
40.08g Ca 1 mole Ca 1 mole Ca(NO
3
)
2