CHEM LAB: REPORT 2

1/ Reactions of Cu2+:

Reaction Observation Chemical Equation

0.5M CuSO4 Phase 1: This reaction 2NaOH + CuSO4 → Cu(OH)2 + Na2SO4

(blue generates a blue precipitate Blue precipitate

solution) + and the blue solution becomes

2M NaOH lighter in color.

(colorless Phase 2: Nothing changes.

solution)

0.5M CuSO4 Phase 1: This reaction NH4OH + CuSO4  Cu(OH)2 + (NH4)2SO4

(blue generates a blue precipitate, Blue precipitate

solution) + the blue solution becomes 4NH4OH + CuSO4  4H2O + [Cu(NH3)4]SO4

Dark blue solution
2M NH4OH darker in color and the blue

(colorless precipitate is beginning to

solution) dissolve gradually.

Phase 2: The blue precipitate

is completely dissolved, the

solution changes into dark

blue.

0.5M CuSO4 This reaction generates a 2CuSO4 + K4[Fe(CN)6]  2K2SO4 +

(blue solution) brown precipitate and the Cu2[Fe(CN)6] (Brown precipitate)

+ 0.5M solution becomes lighter in

K4[Fe(CN)6] color.
(light yellow

solution)

4/ Reactions of Nitrate:

Reaction Observation Chemical Equation

1M NaNO3

+ FeSO4

+ concentrated

H2SO4
1M NaNO2 This reaction 4NaNO2 + FeSO4 + 4H2SO4  2Na2SO4 +

(colorless generates brown-red Fe(SO4)3 + 4NO + 4H2O

solution) + gas that causes Brown-red gas

Saturated FeSO4 bubbles on the

(very light green surface of the

or can be product and it

regarded as releases heat after

colorless reacting. The color

solution) + H2SO4 changes from

96% (colorless colorless to black

solution) solution.
1M NaNO3
+ FeSO4

+ concentrated

CH3COOH

9/ Flame test:

Solution Dominant flame color (in class) Dominant Reasons cause wrong result
flame color
(in reality)
Via
Wikipedia
LiCl Green Orange Difficulty in seeing, have

(No picture since our team mistake with the flame’s

forgot to take it) color of the alcohol lamp.

NaCl Yellow Orange - Nearly match the real color.

Yellow The mistake due to using

wrong word to decribe.

KCl Purple Violet Use wrong word.

(No picture since our team

forgot to take it)

CaCl2 Green Red - Difficulty in seeing, have

(No picture since our team Orange mistake with the flame’s
 forgot to take it) color of the alcohol lamp.
BaCl2 Light Green Yellow - Nearly match the real color.

(No picture since our team Green The mistake due to using

forgot to take it) wrong word to decribe.