Equilibrium

Brittany Finger, Dr. Khural

CH113-02 Quantitative Analysis Lab 2
Chemistry, Seton Hill University

INTRODUCTION DATA & CONCLUSIONS

RESULTS
• Equilibrium is when the reactants and products • Average Value: 244.4 Kc
are present in concentrations which have no • Standard Deviation: 48.36 Kc
further impulse to change with time. Table 4. Absorbance Data for Part 2: Equilibrium Constant
• The relationship between both products and • %CV: 19.8 %
reactants is the expression of a number, which Sample # Abs 1 Abs 2 Abs 3 Abs 4 • % Error: 22.2%
is called the equilibrium constant (K). B1 0.150 0.149 0.149 0.149 • In the Beer’s Law plot the trend line
• This experiment measures the equilibrium B2 0.252 0.251 0.249 0.250
should pass through (0,0), but
constant between the reaction Fe3+ (aq) and B3 0.300 0.313 0.313 0.308
experimentally it will not.
SCN- (aq). B4 0.221 0.222 0.223 0.222
• Absorbent spectroscopy in beers law are used B5 0.163 0.166 0.167 0.165
• My results conclude that Kc partially is a
to measure the concentration FeSCN2+ constant, but I my results conclude that
because of its strong color. Table 5. Tabulated Data for the Determination of K c Kc is in fact not a constant.
Sample [FeSCN-] [Fe3+] [Fe3+] [SCN-] [SCN-] Kc
# equalibrium initial equalibrium initial equalibrium
(mol/L) (mol/L) (mol/L) (mol/L) (mol/L)
B1 9.68x10^-5 0.0016 1.50x10^-3 0.0004 3.03x10^-4 212.98
METHODS B2 1.62x10^-4 0.0012 1.04x10^-3 0.0008 6.38x10^-4 24.42
B3 2.0x10^-4 0.001 8.0x10^-4 0.001 8.0x10^-4 312.5
B4 1.44x10^-4 0.0008 6.56x10^-4 0.0012 1.06x10^-3 207.09
• The solutions in table 1 were prepared in 10 mL
B5 1.07x10^-4 0.0004 2.93x10^-4 0.0016 1.49x10^-3 245.09
volumetric flask‘s.
• Parafilm was used to cover the tops of the
volumetric flask‘s and transferred to test tubes. FUTURE DIRECTIONS
• The blank solution is used to calibrate the Vernier
colorimeter.
• At 470 nm each of the solutions absorbance's were Beer's Law plot for Fe(SCN)2+ at 470 nm • In the future I would learn how to use the
0.8
measured three times.
y = 1540x + 0.103 Vernier calorimeter properly.
e

0.7
Avg. Absorbanc

• The solutions used were 0.004 M SCN-, 0.10 M

Fe3+, and 1.0 M HNO3.
0.6 • Some of my errors were because I was
• The solutions in table 2 were prepared in 10 mL 0.5 not using the calorimeter correctly.
volumetric flasks and parafilm was used to cover the 0.4
• Some of my errors could have been from
flasks. 0.3

• The new blank solution was recalibrated to the 0.2

not measuring the solutions correctly.
Vernier calorimeter. 0.1 • In the future I would be more careful.
• At 470 nm each of the solutions absorbance's were 0
0 0.00005 0.0001 0.00015 0.0002 0.00025 0.0003 0.00035 0.0004 0.00045
• All in all, I think the experiment was
measured three times.
• The solutions used were 0.004 M SCN-, 0.004 M Concentration (M) successful spite my errors.
Fe3+, and 1.0 M HNO3