Determination of Potassium Dichromate Concentration

Report Sheet

Student name: Section number:

A/1 Write down the correct scientific name and chemical formula of reagents that have been used: (2 points)

Scientific name Chemical formula

A/2 Write down the correct name of the glassware than have been used: (2 points)
Glassware Glassware

A/3 Write down in your own words an appropriate description of the aim of the experiment (1 point)

B. Data and results:

Part One: Preparation of potassium dichromate standard solutions using 0.05% w/v stock solution

Conc. of standard solution (mg/100mL) Volume taken from the stock solution (mL)

6
Show through the calculation how the 3rd standard solution can be prepared using 100 mL volumetric flask
(1
point)

Part Two: UV-Visible absorption measurement

Conc. of standard solution Absorbance

Solution #
(mg/100mL) (Single-Beam Instrument)

1 1

2 2

3 3

4 4

5 6

6 Unknown

Part Three:
1- Plot the standard calibration curve that represent the data (Name the plot, define each axis using suitable
symbols and give their units (6 points)

2- Based on the standard calibration curve, determine the concentration of the unknown solution

Unknown Concentration

3- Calculate the absorptivity and molar absorptivity of potassium dichromate, show your calculations(3 points)