Brynn

Nelson
Optimizing Chemical Reactions by Measuring Precipitate Formation
-Pre Lab Questions:
1. If combined in an optimal ratio, there should be no reactant left over.
2. Optimized Reaction:
Reaction:

Non-Optimized

3. Concentration measures how much of a substance there is in a certain

area. Example: If a little kid pees in kiddie pool, there will be a high concentration of
pee in the water, but if a kid pees in a lap pool, there will be a lower concentration
of pee, because there is more water.
4. The mathematical equation for finding the number of moles is molarity
times volume.
5. If two substances have equal concentration and equal volume, then the
number of moles dissolved in each solution will also be equal.
6. A precipitate is a solid formed by a chemical reaction of 2 liquids.
7. You can identify which part of the equation represents a precipitate
because when labeled, it will identified as a solid, rather than aqueous, gaseous or
liquid.
8. The number of moles of each solute in well 5 must have been the same
because the concentration and amount of each solute was also the same.
Data Analysis Questions:
-Part 1
1. The precipitate in this reaction is a compound of sodium carbonate and
calcium chloride.
2. My group identified well 5 as the well with the maximum precipitate
formed.
3. The well identified with the most precipitate by the majority of the other
groups was also 5.
4. The amount of precipitate in well 5 suggests that a larger chemical reaction
happened and that more energy was transferred during the chemical reaction that
wells with less of a precipitate.
5. The concentration of both sodium carbonate and calcium chloride was 0.10
moles.

6. The number of drops in well 5, with the most precipitate formed, was 5
drops of calcium chloride, and 5 drops of sodium carbonate.
7. The number of drops represents volume in the molarity equation.
8. The number of moles of each solute in well 5 must have been the same
because the concentration and amount of each solute were also the same.
-Part 2
1. The precipitate in this reaction is a compound of sodium carbonate and
calcium chloride.
2. My group identified well 5 as the well with the most precipitate.
3. The well identified with the most precipitate by the other groups was also
well 5, but it was expected to be well 6.
4. The amount of precipitate in well 5 suggests that a larger chemical reaction
happened and that more energy was transferred during the chemical reaction that
wells with less of a precipitate.
5. The concentration of both sodium carbonate and calcium chloride was 0.10
moles.
6. The number of drops in well 5, with the most precipitate formed, was 5
drops of calcium chloride, and 5 drops of sodium carbonate.
7. The number of drops represents volume in the molarity equation.
8. The number of moles of each solute in well 5 must have been the same
because the concentration and amount of each solute were also the same.
-Part 3
1. My group identified well 3 as the well with the most precipitate.
2. The well identified with the most precipitate by the other groups was 4.
3. The amount of precipitate in well 5 suggests that a larger chemical
reaction happened and that more energy was transferred during the chemical
reaction that wells with less of a precipitate.
4. The concentration of both sodium carbonate and calcium chloride was 0.10
moles.
5. The number of drops in well 3, with the most precipitate formed, was 3
drops of calcium chloride, and 6 drops of sodium carbonate.
6. The number of drops represents volume in the molarity equation.
7. The number of moles of calcium chloride must be less than the number of
moles of sodium carbonate because the concentration of each solution was the
same, but there was more sodium carbonate present.