CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS - LABORATORY

Ryan Angelo Abapo BSCPE-1

Name Course & Year

Section: M2 Date: Dec 9, 2021

Experiment No. 7

PROPERTIES AND PURIFICATION OF WATER

A. Efflorescence and Deliquescence

Observations:

Which substance undergoes efflorescence? What is its chemical formula?

Which substance undergoes deliquescence? What is its chemical formula?

B. Detection of Water in a Hydrate
Observations:

C.
D. Uses of Water:
1. barium chloride and potassium chromate
Observations:

Balanced Chemical Equation:

 2. concentrated nitric acid and copper wire
Observation:

Balanced Chemical Equation:

3. water, concentrated nitric acid, and copper wire

Observation:

E. Hydrolysis
Observations before heating:

Observations after heating:

 Balanced Chemical Equation:

F. Surface Tension
Observations:

G. Diffusion
Observations:
H. Purification of Water
1. after adding dilute NH4OH drop by drop until the solution is
basic What is formed?

2. filtrate and turbid water comparison

Observations:

3. after adding 1 mL soap solution to the beaker with 5 mL hard

water
Observations:

4. procedure 3 and 4 comparison

 Observations:

I. Distillation
Parts and function of each part of a distillation set-up.
Observations: