Mole Quantities Lab

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Purpose: To use the mole concept in the lab Materials: small beakers, eye-droppers, teaspoon, graduated cylinder, balance Chemicals: Sulfur powder, aluminum foil of various sizes, copper wire, magnesium wire, powdered carbon, sodium chloride, sucrose For the following problems: A. Write a brief description of your procedure B. Collect data, keeping in mind your use of significant digits in measurement C. Use conversion factors to solve the problems PROBLEMS: 1. Determine the number of atoms present in a level teaspoon of aluminum powder A. 1) Mass a small beaker. 2) Place level teaspoon of aluminum powder in beaker and mass. 3) Use molar mass to calculate moles of aluminium. 4) Use amount of moles of aluminium to calculate number of atoms. B. Initial mass of beaker: 29.244 g Mass of beaker with aluminium powder: 35.305 g Mass of aluminium powder: 35.305 g - 29.244 g = 6.061 g Molar mass of aluminium: 26.981 g C.

Concluding Statement: In a teaspoon of aluminium powder, there is approximately aluminium.

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5. Determine what length of copper wire needed to provide 2.00 mol of copper. A. 1) Mass the copper wire. 2) Measure the length of the copper wire (try to make it as straight as possible). 3) Calculate the mass of 2.00 mol of copper using the molar mass of copper. 4) Calculate the mass per length of the copper wire (grams/cm). B. Mass of copper wire: 1.871 g Length of copper wire: 10.15 cm Molar mass of copper: 63.546 g C.

Concluding Statement: In order to provide 2.00 mol of copper, about 689 cm of copper wire is needed.