METHODOLOGY

Apparatus & Materials

Pipette, 400cm3 beaker, distilled water, filter paper, pétri dish, Buchner funnel, Buchner flask,
rubbertube, analytical balance,drying oven, hot plate,magnetic stir
bar,thermometer,aluminium solution,0.1M hydrochloric acid,2% solution of oxine (8-
hydroxyquinoline) in 2M acetic acid, solution of ammonium acetate.
Procedures
1. The first step included pipetting 10 cm3 of aluminium solution into a 400 cm* beaker
using a small tip. It was necessary to add about 150 cm3 of distilled water containing 1
cm3 of 0.1M HCI before the solution could be warmed to 60-70°C.
2. 20 cm3 of a 2 percent solution of oxine(8-hydroxyquinoline) in 2 M acetic acid was
slowly added, and a 2 M solution of ammonium acetate was progressively added until
a precipitate was produced.
3. Following that, a 25 cm3 of 2 M ammonium acetate was added to each 100 cm 3 of the
solution, where the colour should be slightly yellow at this point to show the presence
of oxine in a small amount of excess.
4. The liquid was allowed to stand for one hour while being constantly stirred. A
weighted No. 4 sintered glass crucible was used to filter the liquid afterwards.
5. It was necessary to wash the precipitate completely with cold distilled water before
drying it at 102-120°C, after which it was cooled and weighed.
6. The drying and weighing procedures are continued indefinitely until a consistent
weight is achieved.
7. The concentration of aluminium in the solution (g/dm3) was determined based on the
fact that aluminium oxide comprises 5.874 percent aluminium and the solution
includes aluminium.
REFERENCES
 The Top 3 Industrial Uses for Aluminum | Avion Alloys. (2017, April 5). Avion
Alloys. https://avionalloys.com/top-3-industrial-uses-aluminum/

nAl3+ = nAl[Ox]
= 0.0179 mol
mAl3+ = nAl3+ × MMAl3+
= 0.0179 mol × 26.8916 g/mol
= 0.4830 g
MMAl3+ = mAl3+ + Vsolution
= 0.4830g + 0.18dm3
= 2.6833 dm3