Chemistry Preliminary 2004

Practical Assessment 2
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Time allowed: 70 minutes
Weighting: 15%
This assessment consists of TWO parts.
Part A involves calculating the heat of solution of a salt.
Part B involves identifying ions in solution from precipitation reactions.
YOU MUST WEAR SAFETY GLASSES THROUGHOUT THIS PRACTICAL.

PART A (15 marks)

You have been given a sample of NH4Cl (s) in a specimen tube. You are to determine its heat of
solution in kilojoules / mole.
1. Find the mass of the specimen tube containing the sample of ammonium chloride without
the lid.
2. Measure 100 mL of water and pour it into the styrofoam cup calorimeter
3. Measure the initial water temperature.
4. Add the ammonium chloride sample to the styrofoam cup calorimeter.
5. Using the thermometer, dissolve the sample and measure the final temperature of the
solution.
6. Find the mass of the empty specimen tube without the lid.
Record your data appropriately in the space below. (2 marks)

Determine the mass of the ammonium chloride sample. Show all working. (3 marks)
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Determine the temperature change. (1 mark)
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Part A (contd)

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In the space below,

(i) Use H = -m C T to calculate the energy change produced when the sample dissolves
in water
(ii) Determine the energy change in kilojoules/ gram of ammonium chloride. The value of C, the
specific heat of water, is 4.18 x 103 J kg-1K-1 or 4.18 J g-1K-1 (2 marks)
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State whether this reaction is exothermic or endothermic. __________________________(1 mark)
Calculate the heat of solution of ammonium chloride in kilojoule/mole. (3 marks)
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State one possible source of error in this experiment. (1 mark)
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Explain how this error could be minimised to achieve a better result if you were to repeat the
experiment. (2 marks)
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PART B ( 12 marks)
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You have been given four solutions labelled A, B, C and D. Your task is to identify these solutions
using precipitation reactions.
The solutions are sodium carbonate, copper sulfate, barium chloride and potassium nitrate but not
necessarily in that order.
NOTE: Some of the solutions are poisonous.
Method
1. On the laminated sheet provided, mix two drops of each solution in the pairs shown in the
results table below.
2. Record your detailed observations in the space provided in the results table.
3. Use your results and the attached solubility data sheet to correctly identify each solution.
NOTE:
Do not contaminate solutions.
Do not waste solutions.
Use one bottle at a time and replace the tops when finished. Screw the lids on properly.
Do not allow the droppers or lids to come into contact with the bench.
Apart from the safety precautions listed above, state another safety precaution that you should take
when using poisonous substances. (1 mark)
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Results
Solutions
A+B

A+C

A+D

B+C

B+D

C+D

(6 marks)
Detailed Observations

Part B (contd)

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Conclusion

(3 marks)

Correctly identify each solution

Solution

Name

A
B
C
D

Write the chemical formula for sodium carbonate. (1 mark)

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For one of the precipitation reactions observed, write a net ionic equation for this reaction. (1 mark)
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