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Objective:

The objective of this experiment is to make an experimental measurement of Avogadro's

number using an electrochemical technique (electrogravimetry).

20 V - Power supply, U-tube, copper electrodes, electrical wires with crocodile

Apparatus:
clips, retort stand with clamps, emery paper, 4-decimal analytical balance.
Chemicals: 1M CuSO4 and 0.5M H2SO4

Introduction

Avogadro's number isn't a mathematically derived unit. The number of particles in a mole of
a material is determined experimentally. This method uses electrochemistry to make the
determination. A mole can be defined as the gram formula mass of a substance or the atomic
mass of an element in grams. The most commonly used basic counting unit chemistry field is
Avogadro’s number which was found by an Italian scientist, Amadeo Avogadro (Vernier
Software & Technology, 2013). The definition of Avogadro’snumber is the number of atoms
in exactly 12 g of the isotope 13C and the quantity itself is 6.02214199 ×1023. In this
experiment, electron flow (amperage or current) and time are measured in order to obtain
thenumber of electrons passing through the electrochemical cell. The number of atoms in a
weighed sampleis related to electron flow to calculate Avogadro's number. By applying the
relationship: 1 ampere = 1coulomb/second, the number of coulombs used in this experiment
can be calculated. An ammeter was used in the experiment to measure the amperage and a
stopwatch was used to measure the time passed.The mass of copper that reacted can be
obtained by measuring the mass of the anode and he cathode before and after the electrolysis.

PROCEDURE