JAWAHARNAVODAYAVIDYALAYA,

Shivpuri(M.P)
2022-23

CHEMISTRYINVESTIGATORYPROJ
ECT
Mohr’sSalt

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Class:-XII–A(Science)

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SESSION:-2022-23
S.No. Content PageNo.
1. Certificate 03
2 Acknowledgments 04
3 Introduction 05
4 Aim 06
5 Theory 07
6 ApparatusandChemical 08
Required
7 PreparationofMohr’sSalt 09-
10
8 Results 11
9 Precautions 11
10 HealthRisks 11
11 Bibliography 12
12 TheEndofProject 13
CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that this
“Chemistry Investigatory Project on
the topic “Mohr’s Salt” has been
successfully completed by Mohit
Pradhan of class XII–A under the

guidence of Mr.Tara Singh Rajawat

(subjectteacher) during theyear 2022
–2023 inpartial

fulfillment of

chemistrypractical examination.

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Teacher signature. Studentsignature.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Ihavetakeneffortsinthisproject.However,itwouldnothave
been possible without the kind support and help
ofmanyindividuals.

IwouldliketothankmyprincipalMr.RepalaKrishna
andschoollforprovidingmewithfacilitiesrequiredtodomyp
roject.

IamhighlyindebtedtomyChemistryteacher,MrTara
SinghRajawat,forherinvaluableguidancewhichhassustain
edmyeffortsinallthestagesofthisprojectwork.Iwould also
like to thank my parents for their continuoussupportand
encouragement.

Mythanksandappreciationsalsogotomyfellowclassmates
and the laboratory assistant in developing the project
and
tothepeoplewhohavewillinglyhelpedmeoutwiththeirabiliti
es

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 To
Mohr'ssalt
Mohr'ssaltis
anexampleofa‘doublesalt’,i.e.itcontainsthesameions as
in (FeSO4·7H2O)and(NH4)2SO4. Itissimple to prepare
becauseit is less soluble thaneitherof itsconstituentsalts.
A doublesalt in solution displays thechemistries of its
componentions becauseof no newchemical bonds are
formed.The salt is namedafter theGermanchemistKarl
FriedrichMohr,whomademanyimportantadvancesin the
methodologyof titration in the19th century.It is
preferredover iron(II) sulphate
fortitrationsasitislesspronetooxidationbyair.Theoxidatio
nof iron(II) toiron(III) occurs morerapidly at
higherpHMohr’s Salt lowers thepH of solutions
slightly.FerrousAmmoniumSulphateis also called
Mohr’ssalt a light greencolour sandlike crystalline solid.
Itis a hazardoussubstanceandpreparationof
ferrousammoniumsulphateis carriedout from
equimolarmixture of hydratedferrous sulphateand
ammonium sulphatein watercontaining a little
ofsulphuricacid.

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ToprepareMohr ’ssalt:
Ferrous
ammoniumsulphatefromferrouss
ulphateandammoniumsulphatei
nthepresenceofacid.
 Theformula for ferrousammonium
sulphateisFeSO4.(NH4)2SO4.6H2O.It is preparedby
dissolvingequimolarmixtureof hydratedferroussulphateand
ammoniumsulphate in
watercontainingalittlesulfuricacid.Thesolutionissubjectedtocrystalliz
ation,ferrousammoniumsulphateseparatesoutfromthesolution.
Thechemicalreactionisgivenbelow.
FeSO4+(NH4)2SO4+6H2O→FeSO4.(NH4)2SO4.6H2O(Mohr’s salt)

The additionof sulfuricacid in this experimentpreventsthe

hydrolysisof this salt. Ferrousammoniumsulphate is a pale
greencrystallinecompound which doesnot efflorescelike
ferroussulphate.It is
lessreadilyoxidisedthanFeSO4andtherefore,abettervolumetricreage
ntin preferenceto ferroussulphate.Mohr’ssalt is also called as
doublesalt whichcontainmore thanone simple salt. It
undergoescompletedissociationin aqueoussolutions. Mohr’ssalt
dissociatesinto Fe2+,NH4+, SO42- ions andgive their
individualchemicaltest. Mohr’ssalt islight
greentransparentoctahedralcrystals. Itis soluble in water
givingacidicsolutionwhichturnsbluelitmuspaperredandgivesefferve
scencewithsodiumbicarbonateevolvingcarbondioxide.
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 APPARATUSANDCHEMIC
ALREQUIRED

 100mLBeaker

 Top-panBalance

 StirrerHotplate

 MagneticFollower

 Iron(II)SulphateHeptahydrate(FeSO4.7H2O;12.5g)

 Dilute(1M)SulfuricAcid(5mL)

 DeionizedWater(10mL)

 AmmoniumSulphate[(NH4)2(SO4);6g]

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 The method of preparing Mohr's
saltinvolves the dissolving an equimolar mixture of
hydratedferrous sulphate (FeSO4·7H2O) and ammonium
sulphate(NH4)2SO4 in water; containing a little of
sulphuric acid and thecrystallization from the solution. On
crystallization light

greencrystalsofferrousammoniumsulphateseparatesout.

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1. Placeaclean100 mLbeakerontoatop-
panbalance,andsetthedisplaytoreadzero,thisisknownastakingth
ebalance.
2. Weighdirectly intothe beaker
iron(II)sulphateheptahydratefromthereagentbottle.Removethebea
kerfromthebalanceandcarefullyadddilute(1M)sulfuricacid(5mL),an
ddeionizedwater(10mL).
3. Heatthebeakeronastirrerhotplate,stirringwithamagneticfoll
oweruntilallofthesolidhasdissolved.
4. Youshouldobtainaclear,palegreensolution.
5. Placeasecondclean100mLbeakerontoatop-
panbalanceandtakethebalance.
6. Weighdirectlyintothebeakerammoniumsulphate[(NH4)2(SO4)6g].
7. Removethe beakerfromthebalanceandadddeionisedwater(8ml).
8. Heat the beakeron a stirrerhotplate,stirring with a
magneticfolloweruntilallofthesolidhasdissolved.
9. Youshouldobtainacolourlesssolution.
10.Carefullypourthecontentsofthebeakercontainingthesolutionofir
on(II)sulphateinto the beakercontaining the ammonium
sulphatesolution.
11.Thecombinedvolumeshouldbeapproximately30ml.
12.Heatthebeakertoboilinguntiltheinitiallyopaquegreensolutionbe
comesclear.
13.Note:Donotletthebeakerboildry.
14.Thefinalsolutionshouldbeablue-green colour.
15.Youwillisolateyourproductbycrystallizationtogetthelightgreencr
ystalsofMohr'ssalt.
16.Coolyourbeakerfirsttoroomtemperature,andtheninanice-
waterbath.
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 RESULTS
 LightGreencrystalsofMohr'ssalt
 Shapeofthecrystals:Monoclinic

PRECAUTIONS
 Allowslowcoolinganddonotdisturbthesolutionduringcoolingin
ordertogetgoodqualitycrystals.
 Duringtheprocessheatingofthesolutionshouldbedoneinash
ort time only. Becauseprolonged heatingforms
ferricionsalongwithferrousammoniumsulphate.
 Supposeifthesolutionisyellowinsteadofgreenthee
xperimentshouldberepeated

HEALTHRISKS
Inhalation: Causes irritation to the respiratory tract symptoms
mayincludecoughing,shortnessofbreath.
Ingestion:Causesirritationtothegastrointestinaltract.Symptomsmayi
ncludenausea,vomiting,anddiarrhoea.
Low toxicity in small quantities but larger dosages may cause
nausea,vomiting, diarrhoea and black stool. Pink urine discoloration
is a
strongindicatorofironpoisoning.Liverdamage,coma,anddeathfromiro
npoisoninghavebeenrecorded.
Skincontact:Causes irritation to skin. Symptoms include
rednessitching andpain
Eyecontact:Causesirritation,rednessandpain
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