CHEMISTRY INVESTIGATORY

PROJECT
 PREPARATION OF
FERROUS AMMONIUM
SULPHATE
PROJECT BY-

ARJUN BAJPAI
• DELHI PUBLIC
SCHOOL,VARANASI
• CLASS XII D1

• BOARD ROLL NO.

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Index
• Certificate
• Acknowledgement
• Theory
• Advanced information related to project.
• Aim
• Materials required
• Chemicals Required
• Procedure
• Observations
• Result
• Precautions
• Bibliography
 • XII D1
• SESSION: 2017 – 18
• ROLL NO.:
• DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL,
VARANASI CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that master Arjun bajpai studying in class xii d1 of Delhi
Public School, Varanasi during the academic year 2017 - 18 completed the
assigned project and has submitted a satisfactory account of his project under
the guidance of Mr. Praval Singh Chauhan (Chemistry teacher), in
fulfilment of the guidelines given by the central board of secondary
education.
Teacher Incharges :
1. Ms. Anju Singh ( HOD
Chemistry)
2. Ms. Nilanjana Chakorverty (
PGT Chemistry)
SIGNATURE 3. Mr. Praval Singh Chauhan SIGNATURE
(SUBJECT TEACHER) ( PGT Chemistry) (EXAMINER)
Acknowledgements
I would like to express my special thanks of gratitude to my
teachers Mr. Praval Singh Chauhan and Ms. Anju Singh as
well as our principal Mr. Mukesh Shelat who gave me the
golden opportunity to do this wonderful project on the topic
“Preparation of ferrous ammonium sulphate”, which also
helped me in doing a lot of research and I came to know
about so many new things I am really thankful to them.

Secondly i would also like to thank my parents and friends

who helped me a lot in finalizing this project within the
limited time frame.
 Double
Salts
A salt made up of two different salts which
crystallise together as a single substance but ionises
as two distinct salts is called a double salt.
Eg-

• Mohr’s Salt i.e. FeSO4(NH4)2SO4.6H2O

which furnishes , SO4NH4
When a mixture containing equimolar proportions of potassium sulphate
and aluminium sulphate or ferrous sulphate and ammonium sulphate is
crystallised from its solution, a double salt is formed. The formation of
double salt may be shown as follows:

• K2SO4 + Al2(SO4)3+ 24H2O ⎯→K2SO4. Al2(SO4)3. 24H2O or 2KAl(SO4)2.12H2O

(Potash alum)

• FeSO4+ (NH4)2SO4+ 6H2O ⎯→FeSO4. (NH4)2SO4. 6H2O

Ferrous ammonium sulphate (Mohr’s
salt)

ions undergo hydrolysis, therefore, while preparing aqueous solutions of

ferrous sulphate and aluminium sulphate in water, 2-3 mL dilute
sulphuric acid is added to prevent the hydrolysis of these salts.
Advanced Information
• Complex salt are different from double salts. A
complex salt does not furnish all its constituent
ions on being dissolved and hence cannot be
considered as a mixture of two distinct salts.

• Double salts are formed when a solution

containing 2 different salts in a certain
proportion are allowed to crystallise.
Crystal growing involves 4 steps –

1. Preparation of solution
2. Concentration of solution to saturation or
crystallisation point
3. Undisturbed cooling of the concentrated
solution
4. Separation and drying of crystal.

We obtain double salt crystals in this way.

 Mohr’s
Salt
• IUPAC name : Ammonium iron(II) sulfate
• Other names: Ferrous ammonium sulfate
Ammonium iron sulfate
Mohr's salt
• Ammonium iron(II) sulfate, or Mohr's salt, is the
inorganic compound with the formula
(NH4)2Fe(SO4)2·6H2O. Containing two different
cations, Fe2+ and NH4+, it is classified as a double
salt of ferrous sulfate and ammonium sulfate. It is
a common laboratory reagent. Like the other
ferrous sulfate salts, ferrous ammonium sulfate
dissolves in water to give the aquo complex
[Fe(H2O)6]2+, which has octahedral molecular
geometry.
Properties
• Chemical formula:.
(NH4)2Fe(SO4)2·6H2O
• Molar mass 284.05 g
mol−1 (anhydrous) 392.13
g mol−1
• Appearance
Blue-green solid
• Density 1.86g/cm3

• Melting point 100 to 110 °C (212 to 230 °F;

373 to 383 K)

• Boiling point not applicable

• Solubility in water 269 g/L (hexahydrate)

Structure
• This compound is a member
of a group of double sulfates
called Schönites or Tutton's
salts. Tutton's salts form
monoclinic crystals and have
formula M2N(SO4)2.6H2O (M
= various monocations).
With regards to the bonding,
crystals consist of octahedra Structure of ferrous ammonium
sulfate with hydrogen bonding
[Fe(OH2)6]2+ centers, which network highlighted (N is violet, O
are hydrogen bonded to is red; S is orange, Fe = large red).
sulfate and ammonium.
 Aim
To prepare the
double salt of
ferrous ammonium
sulphate.
 Apparatus Required
• Beaker (50 mL) : One
• Conical flask (50 mL) : One
• Trough : One
• Glass rod : One
• Tripod stand : One
• Funnel : One
• Wire gauze : One
Chemicals Required
• Potassium sulphate
• Aluminium sulphate
• Ferrous sulphate
• Ammonium sulphate
• Dilute sulphuric acid
• Ethanol
 Preparation
(i) Dissolve 3.5 g of ferrous sulphate and 1.7 g of
ammonium
sulphate (weighed separately), in 5 mL of distilled
water
contained in a 50 mL conical flask by heating. Add
about
0.5 mL of dilute sulphuric acid to the flask and
concentrate
the solution by heating till the crystallization point is
reached.

(ii) Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature

slowly.
(iii) On cooling, light green crystals of ferrous ammonium
sulphate separate out.

(iv) Decant the mother liquor and wash the crystals by

shaking
with very small amounts of 1:1 cold water and alcohol
mixture to remove sticking mother liquor.

(v) Separate the crystals by filtration wash with alcohol, dry

between the folds of a filter paper and record the yield.
Observation
• A blue-green salt was filtered out of the mother
liquor.
Inferences
• Blue-green salt obtained is Mohr’s Salt.

• Yield is approximately 93.72%

Precations
• (a) Cool the solution slowly to get good crystals.
Avoid rapid cooling.

• (b) Do not disturb the solution while cooling.

• (c) Avoid prolonged heating while preparing

crystals of ferrous ammonium sulphate, as it
may oxidise ferrous ions to ferric ions and
change the stoichiometry of the crystals.
Bibliography
Help from Internet
⥤www.sciencefare.com
⥤www.mycbseguide.com
⥤www.wikipedia.com
Help from Books
⥤K. S. Verma
⥤Chemistry NCERT
Help from Teachers
⥤Mr. Praval Singh Chauhan helped me in understanding the
topic and in research about the topic