CALCULATIONS IN GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS

• Gravimetric Factor
𝑴𝑾𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒚𝒕𝒆 𝒂 𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒚𝒕𝒆
𝑮𝑭 = 𝒙 =
𝑴𝑾𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒃 𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆

• Weight of the Analyte

Weightanalyte = Weight precipitate x GF

• Percent Analyte
Weightanalyte
% 𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒚𝒕𝒆 = 𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟎
Weightsample
Example 1
Calculate the grams of analyte per gram of precipitate for the
following conversions:
Try this:
Analyte Precipitate
Fe Fe2O3
Fe as Fe3O4 Fe2O3
MgO Mg2P2O7
Example 2
An ore is analyzed for the manganese content by converting the
manganese to Mn3O4 and weighing it. If a 1.52-g sample yields
Mn3O4 weighing 0.126 g, what would be the percent Mn2O3 in the
sample? The percent Mn?
Try this:
In the analysis of 0.7011 g of an impure chloride containing sample,
0.9805 g of AgCl were precipitated. What is the percentage by mass
chloride in the sample?
Example 3
What weight of pyrite ore (impure FeS2) must be taken for analysis
so that the BaSO4 precipitate weight obtained will be equal to one-
half that of the percent S in the sample?
Try this:
An ore sample is found to contain 5.97% manganese. What mass of
the Mn3O4 precipitate can be extracted in 1.52g sample?
Example 4
A mixture containing only FeCl3 and AlCl3 weighs 5.95 g. The
chlorides are converted to the hydrous oxides and ignited to Fe2O3
and Al2O3. The oxide mixture weighs 2.62 g. Calculate the percent
Fe and Al in the original mixture.
Try this:
In the analysis of a 0.50-g sample of feldspar, a mixture of chlorides
of potassium and sodium weighing 0.1180-g is obtained. Treatment
with AgNO3 furnished 0.2451-g AgCl. Calculate percent sodium
oxide and potassium oxide in the sample.
Example 5
Orthophosphate (PO43−) is determined by weighing as ammonium
phosphomolybdate, (NH4)PO4 · 12MoO3. Calculate the percent P in
the sample and the percent P2O5 if 1.1682 g precipitate (ppt) were
obtained from a 0.2711-g sample. Perform the % P calculation
using the gravimetric factor and just using dimensional analysis.