Kendriya Vidhyalaya Mussoorie

Investigatory Project Report

ON
“Study On The Constituents Of
An Alloy”

For

AISSCE 2021-22 Examination

Submitted to: Mr. Shyam Mohan Mishra

Submitted by: Dron Sharma
Class: 12 Science
Roll no.:11

CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that Master Dron Sharma of class 12
A, session 2021-2022 of Kendriya Vidhyalaya
Mussoorie has completed his Chemistry Project based
on the prescribed syllabus and has given a satisfactory
account of it in the report.
I have gone through his project work and I am
satisfied with his performance all over the session as
well as by his project.
He worked as per my instructions.

Guided by: Mr. Shyam Mohan Mishra

PGT - Chemistry

Signature:
Aim: STUDY OF CONSTITUENTS OF AN ALLOY

CONTENTS

1. Introduction
2. Aim of the experiment
(a) General objective
(b) Specific Objective
3. Materials Required
4. Theory
5. Details of procedure and observations
6. Conclusion
7. Bibliography
Introduction

An alloy is a homogenous mixture of two or more

metals or a metal and non-metal. They are
generally harder than their components with
reduced malleability and ductility. Alloys are
prepared to enhance certain characteristics of the
constituent metals, as per requirement.
In this project, we shall qualitatively analyze the
chemical composition of two alloys:
Brass and Bronze
 General Objective

This project is being carried out with a

view to increase the appreciation of
alloy-analysis as an important branch
of chemistry. The hands-on laboratory
experience gained is highly beneficial in
understanding the general procedure
of an unknown sample.

Specific Objective
In this project, we shall be analyzing
the constituents of Brass and Bronze.
 Material Used
1. Brass and bronze pieces
2. China dishes
3. Filtration paper
4. Nitric acid
5. Hydrogen sulphide gas
6. Ammonium hydroxide
7. Ammonium chloride
8. Potassium ferrocyanide
9. Ammonium sulphide
10.Diluted hydrochloric acid
11.Mercuric chloride
 Theory
Brass
Brass contains Cu and Zn. Both dissolve in
nitric acid.
4Zn + 10 HNO3 = 4 Zn (NO3)2 + N2O+5H2O
3Cu + 8 HNO3 = 3 Cu (NO3)2 + 4 H2O + 2 NO
Further analysis is carried out for
respective ions.
Cu dissolves in H2S to give black ppt. of
CuS. It is filtered to get the solution of zinc
sulphide. It precipitates out in the form of
ZnCl2 in an ammoniacal solution of
ammonium chloride. The precipitate is
dissolved in dilute HCl and then treated
with potassium ferrocyanide to get a
bluish-white ppt. of Zn2[Fe (CN)6].
Bronze
Br