CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS - LABORATORY ACTIVITY 6

NAME: __________________________ SCORE: _____________________

SECTION: ________________________

EQUILIBRIUM AND LE CHATELIER’S PRINCIPLE

PART I: Changes in Reactant or Product Concentrations

A. Copper and Nickel Ions

Colors:
1. CuSO4 (aq) _____________________ 4. NiCl2 (aq) _______________________
2. [Cu(NH3)4]2+(aq) ________________ 5. [Ni(NH3)6]2 (aq) __________________
3. After HCl addition _______________ 6. After HCl addition ________________

Explain the effects of NH3 (aq) and HCI (aq) on the CuS04 solution in terms of Le Chatelier's
Principle. Consider the following equilibria:

B. Cobalt Ions
7. Color of CoCl2 (aq) ____________________________
8. Color after the addition of HCL (aq) _________________________
9. Color after the addition of H2O ____________________________

Account for the changes observed for the cobalt solutions in terms of LeChatelier's Principle.
Consider the following equilibrium:
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PART II: Equilibria Involving Sparingly Soluble Salts

10. __________________________
11. __________________________
Account for your observations. Consider the following equilibria:

12. Account for your observations. Consider the following equilibria:

13. Did the precipitated AgCl dissolve? Explain.

14. What effect did the addition of HN03 have on the contents of the test tube? Explain.

15. What effect did the addition of NH3 have on the contents of the test tube? Explain.
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16. Explain the effect of the addition of KI.

PART III: Effects of Temperature on Equilibria

17. Color of cool CoCl2 __________________

Color of hot CoCl2 __________________
Is the reaction exothermic? ___________ Explain.

QUESTIONS

What is meant by the term chemical equilibrium? Must amounts of reactants and products be
equal at equilibrium?
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Why do catalysts not alter the amounts of reactants and products present at equilibrium?
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