PingHsu

ArmenSingh
ShagunSrivastava
JennyXie
LabTable5
Period1

51MinuteLab
DeterminingtheSimplestFormulaofaCompoundPreLab

Objective:Todeterminethesimplestformulaofacompoundbymakingacompoundfromits
element.

Question:
1. Inanexperiment,0.87gofsilverreactedcompletelywithsulfurandformed1.00gof
silversulfide.Findthesimplestformulaofthecompoundformed.

ThesimplestformulaofthecompoundformedisAg
S.
2

Materials:
claytriangle
bunsenburner
crucible+lid
stand
ironringsupport
distilledwater
goggles
tongs
claytile
balancemagnesiumribbon


Procedure:

Step1)
8:008:01:Placeacrucibleandacoverinthetriangleontheironringsupport.Then,heatthe
cruciblefor1minutetodriveoffthemoisture.

Step2)
8:018:05:Allowthecrucibleandcovertocoolfor4minutesonthescreen.After,calculatethe
massofthecrucibleandcovertogether.

Step3)
8:058:10:Requestmagnesiumribbonfromtheteacherandrubtheribbonwithapapertowelto
removeanysurfacecoating.Calculatecruciblemassandalsomassthetotalamount(crucible,
lid,magnesium).

Step4)
8:108:25:Heatthecruciblewiththelidoffslowly.Whenthemagnesiumribbonglowsred,
coverthecruciblequicklyandalsoreduceamountofheatapplied.

Step5)
8:258:26:Afteroneminute,removethecoverandheatituntilmagnesiumignites

Step6)
8:268:35:Replacecoverquicklyandreduceheat.Repeatprocedureuntilnoreactioncontinues.

Step7)
8:358:37Coverthecrucibleandheatstrongly.Letthecruciblesitonthescreen.

Step8)
8:378:39:Whencrucibleiscool,removecoverandputitonthebenchtop.

Step9)
8:398:40:Usestirringrodtogrindcontentofcrucible.

Step10)
8:408:42:Rinsetheparticlesremainingonthestirringrodtothecruciblewith10dropsof
distilledwater.

Step11)
8:428:47:Heatthewatergentlyuntilitbeginstoboil.Thenheatuntilallwaterisboiledoffand
theresidueisdry.

Step12)
8:478:51:Letcruciblecool.Thencalculatemassofcrucible,cover,andmagnesiumoxide.

Step13)
8:518:53:Cleanthecrucibletothebestofonesabilityandputequipmentaway.After,await
furtherinstruction.

DataTable:

MassofCrucible

MassofCrucible+Lid

MassofCrucible+Lid+MagnesiumRibbon

MassofMagnesiumRibbon

MassofCrucible+Lid+MagnesiumOxide

MassofMagnesiumOxide