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LAB #: 8

TITLE: Periodic Table

TOPIC: Transitional Elements

PROBLEM STATEMENT: A student found a blue compound in his school garden. His friend
thinks it is a cobalt compound, but he thinks it is a chromium compound and another friend said
it can only be a copper compound. Assume that you are another friend, plan and determine an
experiment to determine who is right.

HYPOTHESIS: The blue compound that was found in the garden was a copper compound.

AIM: To determine if the blue compound that was found in the garden was a copper compound.

APPARATUS: The blue compound found in the garden, distilled water, aqueous sodium
hydroxide, aqueous ammonia, a 400 ml beaker, a 100 ml beaker, 2 test tubes, and measuring
cylinder.

METHOD:

1. Label the test tubes A and B.

2. Place the compound in the beaker and fill the beaker until the compound is partially
immersed in beaker.
3. Pour the solution in the smaller beaker
4. Add 3 ml of the dissolved compound to test tube A.
5. Add a small amount of aqueous sodium hydroxide and record your observations then add
excess aqueous sodium hydroxide and record your observations.
6. Repeat step 5 for test tube B using aqueous ammonia.
7. Tabulate your observations.

EXPECTED RESULTS: The compound will not dissolve in excess aqueous sodium hydroxide
but will dissolve in excess aqueous ammonia. Hence the compound is a copper compound.

DATA ANALYSIS:

Test Observations
A) Add 3 ml of the solution to the test tube.
Add a small amount of aqueous sodium
hydroxide then add excess aqueous sodium
hydroxide.
B) Add 3 ml of the solution to the test tube.
Add a small amount of dilute aqueous
ammonia then add excess dilute aqueous
ammonia.
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TITLE: TABLE SHOWING THE OBSERVATIONS FOR THE FOR THE TWO TESTS
DONE TO DETERMINE THE COMPOUND FOUND

VARIABLES:

 Controlled: The amount of the dissolved compound used.

 Manipulating: The aqueous ammonia and the aqueous sodium hydroxide.
 Responding: The colour change of the compound.

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Assumptions: The distilled water will not interfere with the experiment.

Limitations: The dissolved compound is exposed to the air during the experiment and due to this
oxidation may occur.

Precautions: Dissolve the compound in a ventilated environment.