NAME:______________________________

Date : ________________
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Activity No. 12
LAW OF DEFINITE COMPOSITION

FORMULAS (1 pt)
cupric sulfate ________________
plumbous nitrate ________________

OBSERVATIONS
1. a. Are the volume ratios of the two solutions equal in all test tubes? (Yes or No)
(1 pt) ___________
b. What is the formula of the precipitate formed? (2 pts) _______________
Give its color (1 pt) _____________

2. Fill up the following table with the required information. Take note of the precision of the
instruments used.
Table 1 (15 points)

Test Tube No. 1 2 3 4 5

Volume of Pb(NO3)2 solution, mL

Volume of CuSO4 solution, mL

HEIGHT 6.90 8.75 10.10 11.00 12.08
OF Trial I
PRECIPITATE, 7.10 9.05 10.07 10.85 11.90
mm Trial II
(1 pt each)
AVERAGE

QUESTIONS
1. Based on the balanced chemical equation for the reaction between plumbous nitrate
and cupric sulfate,
a. how many moles of plumbous nitrate are required to react with 0.25 mole of
cupric sulfate? (2 pts)_____________________

b. how many moles of cupric sulfate are required to react with 2 moles of plumbous
nitrate? (2 pts) __________________

c. how many moles of plumbous sulfate are produced from 0.25 mole of cupric
sulfate and 2 moles of plumbous nitrate? (2 pts) ________________
2. The number of moles of solute in a solution can be obtained by multiplying the
molarity (M) of the solution with its volume (V).
Thus, no. of moles = M x V
where M is in moles/liter
and V is in liters (Note: 1 L = 1000 mL)
Based on this, calculate the number of moles of the reactants in each test tube. Fill
up the following table with your results. Observe proper number of significant
figures.
Table 2 (2 pts each)

Test Tube No. 1 2 3 4 5

No. of moles, Pb(NO3)2

No. of moles, CuSO4

3. Based on your calculated results in Table 2, determine the limiting reagent in each of
the test tubes. Fill up the following table with your answers.
Table 3 (2 pts each)

Test Tube No. 1 2 3 4 5

Limiting Reagent:

Pb(NO3)2 or CuSO4

or both

4. Why is the amount of precipitate formed in each test tube different? (3 pts)
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