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PURPOSE
PROCEDURES
Baking soda (sodium bicarbonate, ), washing soda (sodium carbonate, ),
chalk (magnesium carbonate, ), table salt (sodium chloride,
), cornstarch and
Epsom salt (magnesium sulphate heptahydrate, · 7 ) were tested for five
different characteristics: solubility in water, reaction with acetic acid, reaction with tincture
of iodine, reaction with sodium hydroxide (with water mixture) and reaction with
phenolphthalein (with water mixture). The results of these tests were placed in a table
(Table 1) for use later.
The next part of this experiment is to test six unknown compounds using the information
found in the previous step. This, however, can only be done if there is a constant procedure
that can be used for each of the unknowns, that will in the end yield the identity of the
compound.
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All Chemicals
(add water)
soluble insoluble
(add phenolphthalein) (add tincture of iodine)
cloudy:
no reaction: magnesium fizzes: manesium
sodium chloride sulfate sulphate
heptahydrate
DATA
PROPERTIES OF SIX KN
KNOWN COMPOUNDS
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Sample
Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. Compound
Designation
Sample A. soluble in phenolphthalein: sodium
water. bright pink carbonate
(washing
soda)
Sample B. soluble in phenolphthalein: sodium magnesium
water no reaction hydroxide: sulphate
cloudy heptahydrate
(Epsom salt)
Sample C. soluble in phenolphthalein: sodium sodium
water no reaction hydroxide: no hydroxide
reaction (table salt)
Sample D. insoluble in iodine tincture: cornstarch
water black
Sample E. insoluble in iodine tincture: acetic acid: magnesium
water yellow fizzed sulphate
(chalk)
Sample F. soluble in phenolphthalein: sodium
water pale pink bicarbonate
(baking soda)
TABLE 2. THE IDENTITIES OF THE SIX “UNKNOWN” COMPOUNDS
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CONCLUSIONS
SOURCES OF ERROR