EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE:

1. Weigh a clean, dry 250-mL beaker and a 250-mL Erlenmeyer flask.

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2. Weigh an amount exactly equivalent to 0.001 mole of K_{2}*Cr*O_{4} into the pre-weighed
250-mL beaker. How many grams of K_{2}*Cr*O_{4} will you weigh?
3. Weigh also an amount exactly equivalent to 0.003 mole of Pb (N*O_{3}) 2 into the pre-
weighed 250-mL Erlenmeyer flask.
4. Dissolve each of the solids in about 25 mL of distilled H_{2} * O Warm the solutions to
increase the rate of dissolution.
5. Add a few drops of Pb (N*O_{3}) 2 solution to the K_{2}*Cr*O_{4} solution in the beaker
and stir. What is formed in the beaker?
6. Add the remaining solution of Pb (N*O_{3}) 2 , a few mL at a time, to the K_{2}*Cr*O_{4}
in the beaker, stirring constantly. Rinse out traces of Pb (N*O_{3}) 2 with distilled water from
the wash bottle, and add the rinsings into the beaker.
NOTE:
The use of small amounts of water for rinsing several times is more effective than a single one of
large volume.
7. Heat the mixture gently with stirring for five minutes but do not let it boil. Allow the
precipitate to settle. Describe the precipitate formed.
I solid formed by chemical reaction What is the chemical composition of the precipitate?
8. Weigh a filter paper and place it in the funnel for filtration. Decant the supernatant liquid and
filter. Retain as much precipitate in the beaker. Use the flask to collect the supernatant liquid.
9. Wash the precipitate in the beaker by adding about 20 mL distilled H_{2}*O and warm the
mixture. Let the precipitate settle and decant the liquid into the funnel, leaving as much
precipitate in the beaker.
10. Wash the precipitate with another 15 mL distilled H_{2}*O and decant the supernatant liquid
into the funnel. Wash also the sides of the beaker with 10 mL distilled water and decant the
liquid.
NOTE: It is not necessary to transfer all the precipitates on the filter paper since the filter paper
and its content will be later placed into the beaker prior to drying.
What is being removed when washing the precipitate? Limpindes and excess reagents are
removed 11. After filtration, remove the filter paper from the funnel. Unfold it to
expose the precipitate to the atmosphere and place it into the
beaker.
12. Measure approximately 2 mL of the filtrate into two separate test tubes. Add to the first test
tube a few drops of Pb (N*O_{3}) 2 solution. Note what happens. To the other test tube, also add
a few drops of K_{2}*Cr*O_{4} Note also what happens. Record your observations.
13. Dry the precipitate in the oven. When the precipitate in the beaker is thoroughly dry; cool and
weigh the beaker and its contents. Determine the mass of the precipitate. What is the purpose of
drying?
14. Do the same procedure using equivalents amount of 0.002, 0.003 and 0.004 moles of
K_{2}*Cr*O_{4} keeping the mole of Pb (N*O_{3}) 2 constant.
15. Tabulate your data.
16. Plot the number of moles of precipitate against the number of moles of K_{2}*Cr*O_{4}
used.

QUESTIONS:
1. How many grams of K2CrO4 will you weigh? (Experimental Procedure No. 2)
2. What is formed in the beaker? (Experimental Procedure No. 5)
3. Describe the precipitate formed. (Experimental Procedure No. 7)
4. What is the chemical composition of the precipitate? (Experimental Procedure No 7)
5. What is being removed when washing the precipitate? (Experimental Procedure No. 10)
6. What is the purpose of drying? (Experimental Procedure No. 13)
7. Based on the curve obtained, how does the number of moles of precipitate vary with the
number of moles of K_{2}*Cr*O_{4} ?
8. How does the number of moles of precipitate vary with the number of moles of Pb (N*O_{3})
2?
9. In which cases (0.001, 0.002, 0.003, 0.004) were the amounts of K_{2}*Cr*O_{4} added to
0.003 mole Pb (N*O_{3}) 2 ?
a. insufficient
b. just sufficient
C. in excess
10. What is meant by "limiting reagent"?
11. In each case, which is the limiting reagent? Justify your answer? (Refer to the quantity of the
reactants used)
12. What is the mole ratio whereby Pb (N*O_{3}) 2 and K_{2}*Cr*O_{4} react completely to
form lead chromate, PbCrO4?
13. Write the balanced equation for the reaction.