Chemistry 215 Name______________

Experiment 4: The Synthesis and Analysis of Cobalt Oxalate Hydrate

Mass CoCl2.6H2O starting material

(Limiting reagent)

Mass Cox(C2O4)y.(H2O)z product

Determination of Mass Percent Cobalt

Mass cobalt oxalate sample

Mass crucible + cobalt oxide, Co3O4
Mass empty crucible
Mass cobalt oxide, Co3O4
Mass Co
Percent Mass Co
" grams cobalt %
$= x 100%'
# grams cobalt oxalate &

Calculations:
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 Standardization of Potassium Permanganate
2 KMnO4 + 5 C2O42– + 16 H+ → 10 CO2 + 2 Mn2+ + 8 H2O + 2 K+
Trial 1 Trial 2
Mass sodium oxalate used
Moles sodium oxalate used (= moles oxalate, C2O42–used)
Moles KMnO4 needed
(from stoichiometry of reaction)
Volume KMnO4 used in titration (in liters)
Molarity of KMnO4 (=moles/liters)
Average molarity of KMnO4

Calculations:

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 Determination of Mass Percent Oxalate
Trial 1 Trial 2
Mass cobalt oxalate sample
Volume KMnO4 used (in L)
Moles KMnO4 used (Molarity x L)
Moles oxalate, C2O42–, in sample
(from reaction stoichiometry)
grams oxalate in sample
Mass percent oxalate in samples
" grams oxalate %
$= x 100%'
# grams cobalt oxalate sample &
Average mass percent of oxalate

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Determination of Mass Percent Water

Mass percent water = 100 – (mass percent cobalt + mass
percent oxalate)

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 Determination of formula of cobalt oxalate hydrate
Mass Percent
Cobalt, Co
Oxalate, C2O42–
Water, H2O
Calculations

Formula of cobalt oxalate hydrate

Percent Yield Cox(C2O4)y.(H2O)z

Calculations:

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Post-Lab Questions

1. A 0.250 g sample of a Cu compound is decomposed, yielding 0.161 g CuO. Determine the mass
percent of copper in the compound.

2. If a copper acetate hydrate, Cux(C2H3O2)y.zH2O compound is found to contain 31.82% Copper,

59.14% acetate, and the remainder is water. What is the empirical formula of this compound.

3. What is the molarity produced when 20.0 ml, 12.0 M HCl is diluted to 25.0 ml?

4. The actual formula of cobalt oxalate hydrate is readily found on the Internet, or in the Handbook
of Chemistry and Physics (copy available in the stockroom, or library). Compare the formula you
obtained with the actual formula, explaining the source of any difference?

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