Identification of Compounds
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Identification of Compounds
Using Physical Properties
Introduction
In this experiment we will use physical properties to identify unknown substances• Solubility of a solid in water, acid, base, organic
solvent• Density of a solid (volume by displacement)• Melting Point
The ExperimentYou and your partner will receive
• 3g of one of the solid compounds on the list to identify by measuring solubility, density and melting point
• An unknown liquid that is on table 2 and you must identify it from its boiling point, density and solubility
Solubility of the Unknown SolidSolubility in:– water– acetone– cyclohexane– isopropanol
• Few crystals in a spot plate well with solvent• Water and isopropanol are polar solvents (dissolve
inorganic salts)• Acetone, and cyclohexane are non-polar and will generally
dissolve organic solids
Melting Point of the Unknown Solid
Melting Point• few crystals capilliary tube • attach rubber band to a thermometer• Immerse the thermometer/capilliary into a water
bath as shown in the figure• begin heating• record the temperature at which the solid starts to
melt
Density of the Unknown Solid
Density• Choose a liquid that your unknown is insoluble in• Place V1=5.0 mL of this liquid in your 10 mL cylinder• Weigh out and add M = 2 g (measure to 4 decimal
places) to the cylinder and record the new volume V2
Solubility of an Unknown Liquid
• You will measure the solubility of an unknown liquid in – acetone– water– cyclohexane– isopropanol
• In four test tubes add 1 mL of your unknown and an equal amount of one of the solvents
• Record your observations
Boiling Point of the Unknown Liquid
• Construct the apparatus below, and record the temperature when small bubbles start to form in the test tube
Density of the Unknown Liquid
• Measure the mass of a small beaker M1
• pipette 10.00 mL of your unknown liquid into the beaker and reweigh it M2