Jayson Luis B.

Zarza 11-N

Experiment 2
Advance Study Assignment: Determination of a Chemical Formula
1. Cu – 63.55 g Cl – 35.45 g H – 1.01 g O – 16.00 g H2O – 18.02 g

2. CuxOy
0.5639 g
mass Cu
a. No. moles Cu = = g = 0.008873 mol
molar mass Cu 63.55
mol

b. mass O = Total mass – mass Cu

= 0.6349 g – 0.5639 g
= 0.0710 g

0.0710 g
mass O
c. No. moles O = = g = 0.00444 mol
molar mass O 16.00
mol

No . moles Cu 0.008873 mol

d. = = 2:1
No. moles O 0.0044 4 mol

e. Cu2O

f. molar mass Cu2O = 2(molar mass Cu) + molar mass O

g g
= 2(63.55 ) + 16.00
mol mol
g g
= 127.1 + 16.00
mol mol
g
= 143.10
mol