Chemistry 101L

Experiment 4: Limiting Reactant

Pre-lab Assignment

Name: ______________ Date: _____________

Section: _____________

A 1.259 g mixture of the solid salts Na2CO3 and AgNO3 was dissolved in water and it formed an
aqueous solution with the precipitation of Ag2CO3. The precipitate was filtered and dried, and its
mass was determined to be 0.556 g. The limiting reactant was determined to be AgNO3
1. Write the complete and balanced equation for the reaction

2. Write the complete ionic equation for the reaction

3. Write the net ionic equation for the reaction.

4. Calculate the number of moles of Ag2CO3 (275.81 g/mol) formed

5. Calculate the number of moles of AgNO3 (169.91 g/mol) in the reaction mixture

6. Calculate the mass of AgNO3 in the reaction mixture

7. Calculate the percent by mass of each salt in the reaction mixture

 Chemistry 101L
Experiment 4: Limiting Reactant
Lab Report

Name: _____________________ Date: _________________

Section:_____________

A. Purpose:

B. Equations: Complete and net ionic

C. Solubility test
Observation in T1:

Observation in T2:

Adding T1 to T2:

D. Data:
Unknown number =

Mass of empty 400 mL beaker (g) =

Mass of 400 mL beaker + salt mixture (g) =

Mass of the empty filter paper (g) =

Mass of filter paper + Ba3 (PO4)2 (g) after drying =

E. Determination of Limiting Reactant
Addition of 0.5 M BaCl2 to Beaker I (write your observation)

Addition of 0.5 M Na3PO4 to beaker II (write your observation)

Limiting reactant in salt mixture (write complete formula)

Excess reactant in salt mixture (write complete formula)

F. Calculations: Show your detailed work!

Mass of salt mixture =

Mass of Ba3(PO4)2 (g) =

Moles of Ba3(PO4)2 precipitated (mol) =

Moles of limiting reactant in salt mixture (mol) =

Mass of limiting reactant in salt mixture (g) =

Mass of excess reactant in salt mixture (g) =

Percent limiting reactant in salt mixture (%) =

Percent excess reactant in salt mixture (%)

Questions

A 0.972g sample of a CaCl2.2H2O/K2C2O4.H2O solid salt mixture is dissolved in approximately

150 mL of distilled water. The reaction is as follows:

CaCl2.2H2O (aq) + K2C2O4.H2O(aq) CaC2O4.H2O (s) + 2KCl (aq) + 2H2O

The precipitate, after having been filtered and dried, has a mass of 0.375g. The limiting reactant
in the salt mixture was later determined to be CaCl2.2H2O.

1. What is the percent by mass of CaCl2.2H2O in the salt mixture?

2. How many grams of the excess reactant, K2C2O4.H2O reacted in the mixture?

3. How many grams of the K2C2O4.H2O in the salt mixture remain unreacted?