CHEM PH108 Experiment 4A (Revised December, 2020) – Report Form

Lab Report
Name Edvair Paula Moreira Filho Student ID 000837578
Partner’s Name - Student ID -

Table 1: Mass of CuCl2ˑ2H2O

Container + Solid (g) Container + Residue (g) Mass of CuCl2ˑ2H2O (g)

6.3875 2.2762 4.1113

Calculate the molar concentration of CuCl2ˑ2H2O in the stock standard solution. State the
answer to four significant figures. Show your work.

g∗1 mol
∗1
170.483 g
∗1000 mL
100.0 mL
M CuCl 2. H 2O=4.1113
1L

M CuCl 2. H 2O=0.2412mol / L

Table 2: Calibration Standards

Complete the Table below.

Final Volume Exact Calibration

Calibratio Exact Stock Pipette of Calibration Standard
n Concentration, M Volume, mL Standard, mL Concentration, M
Standard C1 V1 V2 C2
No.
1 0.2412 1.000 50.00 0.004824
2 0.2412 2.000 50.00 0.009648
3 0.2412 10.00 50.00 0.04824
4 0.2412 20.00 50.00 0.09648

In the space below, show how the exact concentration of calibration standard 3 was
calculated. State the answer to four significant figures. Show your work.

C 1∗V 1 0.2412mol / L∗10.00 mL

= =0.04824 mol/ L
V2 50.00 mL

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Table 3: Mass of the Unknown

Unknown Sample Code: ________ Unknown ___________

Container + Solid (g) Container + Residue (g) Mass of Unknown (g)

2.9154 2.3595 0.5559

Table 4: Absorbance Measurements

Calibration Standard No. Exact Calibration Raw Absorbance Blank-Corrected

Standard Absorbance
Concentration, M
Blank 0.0000 0.001 0.000
1 0.004824 0.045 0.044
2 0.009648 0.085 0.084
3 0.04824 0.404 0.403
4 0.09648 0.822 0.821
Unknown Trial 1 0.400 0.399
Unknown Trial 2 0.403 0.402
Unknown Trial 3 0.395 0.394

Copy and paste the Calibration Curve from the Excel file in the space below.

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Table 5: Summary of the Calibration Curve

Best Fit Line Equation

Y=8.482x

Slope
8.482

R2
0.9999

1. Calculate the molar absorptivity, , from your calibration curve. State the value to
three significant figures and with the correct units. Show your work.

b=slope=8.482

8.482 8.482 8.482

¿ = = =8.48 mol cm
b b 1.00 -1 -1

2. Calculate the Cu2+ molarity for each Trial. State the value to three significant
figures. Summarize your results in the Table below. Show your work for Trial 1.

Trial Cu2+ Molarity

1 0.0470
2 0.0474
3 0.0465

absorbance 0.399
Cu molarity=
2+
= =0.0470 mol/ L
slope 8.482

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3. Calculate the %(w/w) Cu in your sample for each Trial. State the value to three
significant figures. Summarize your results in the Table below. Show your work for
Trial 1.

Trial %(w/w) Cu
1 26.7
2 26.9
3 26.4

% ( w/w )=molarity Cu∗volume ( L )∗MM Cu∗mass ( g )∗100

mL∗1
∗63.55 g
1000 L
∗1
mol
% ( w/w )=0.0470 mol / L∗50.00 ∗100
0.5599 g

% ( w/w )=26.7

Discussion: Briefly discuss your results in the space below.

Molar absorptivity is a base unit expressed in mol-1cm-1 when

the absorbance is measured with a cell of 1.00 cm path length

and sample concentration given in mol/L. It measures the ability

of a species to absorb energy at a given wavelength of radiation

emitted on it, normally used to determine the concentration or

purity level of a sample.

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By plotting a graph of concentration versus absorbance, it is

possible to use the linear relationship of the Beer-Lambert law to

draw a line whose R2 shows how precise were the measurements.

The closer the value of R2 is to 1, the more precise the

measurements are, and according to the R2 calculated for this

experiment (0.9999), we could see that the calibration curve has

high precision.

Some errors can directly affect the precision of the results, such

as personal errors (not preparing the stock solution carefully, not

avoiding parallax errors during pipetting, and leaving fingerprints

on the cell glass), method errors (not considering the Blank

reading in the calculations, and not correctly selecting the

wavelength for reading) and instrumental errors (use

uncalibrated or dirty equipment).

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Attach a copy of your data book.

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