REDOX REACTIONS

Luis Gutierrez Chakravarty 10/18/13

Dr. Chemistry 125

REDOX REACTIONS
Date of experiment: Friday September 11, 2013 Name: Luis Gutierrez; September 1 , 2013 !artner: Sandy "nya

Introduction
#xidation$redu%tion rea%tion &redox rea%tion' is a pro%ess in ()i%) t)ere is a net mo*ement of e+e%trons from one rea%tant &redu%in, a,ent' to anot)er &oxidizin, a,ent'- .)is is a+so s)o(n by a %)an,e in oxidation number- #xidation number met)od (as used in t)is experiment to ba+an%e e/uations- 0n t)is experiment, different rea%tants (ere %ombined respe%ti*e+y in four different test tubes to test if t)ey ex)ibit t)e %)ara%teristi% of t)e redox rea%tions- .)e properties of %ompound before and after t)e rea%tion too1 p+a%e (ere obser*ed2isib+e resu+ts of t)e rea%tion, su%) as %o+or %)an,e, presen%e of pre%ipitate, and e*o+ution of ,as (ere a+so noted so as to identify ()et)er redox rea%tion o%%urred or not- 3ased on t)e resu+ts, it %an be %on%+uded t)at a++ rea%tions in t)e experiment ex)ibited oxidation and redu%tion-

Method
Reactions of Copper Metal with Acids 1- #btain a test tube ra%1, and t(o test tubes- !our about 2 m+ of 45 67+ into one of t)e test tubes- !+a%e a pie%e of %opper meta+ into t)e ot)er test tube- !our your a%id into t)e %opper test tube- #bser*e ()at )appens2- "%/uire t(o more test tubes, and t)en put t)em on your test tube ra%1- 0n one of your test tubes, pour about 2 m+ of 45 6N#3- 0n t)e ot)er test tube, put a pie%e of %opper meta+- !our t)e a%id o*er t)e %opper in t)e fume )ood- #bser*e ()at )appens in t)e rea%tion3- 8ou (i++ need t(o more test tubes- 0n one of t)e test tubes, p+a%e about 2 m+ of 145 6N#3- 0n t)e ot)er test tube, p+a%e a pie%e of %opper meta+- !our t)e a%id o*er t)e %opper in t)e fume )ood, and (at%) ()at )appensRedox Reactions in Acidic or basic Solutions

8ou (i++ need six test tubes, and a test tube ra%1- "+so a%/uire a test tube )o+der0n t)e first test tube, add 1 m+ of -01 5 95n#: p+us 4 drops of 45 62S#:- "dd drops of -15 FeS#: unti+ t)e so+ution %)an,es %o+or- 0n t)e se%ond test tube, add1m+ of -01 5 95n#: and ; drops of 45 Na#6- "dd -15 FeS#: to t)e so+ution unti+ it %)an,es %o+or- 0n t)e t)ird test tube, add 1m+ of -01 5 95n#: and 4 drops of 62S#:- "dd ; drops of 15 9272#: in to t)e so+ution, and t)en )eat it unti+ t)e %o+or %)an,es-

0n t)e fourt) test tube, add 1 m+ of -01 5 927r2#< and 2 drops of 45 62S#:.)en in t)e )ood, add a +itt+e bit of NaN#2 unti+ t)e %o+or %)an,es- 0n t)e fift) test tube, add 1 m+ of -01 5 927r2#< and 2 drops of 45 62S#:- 8ou (i++ a+so add 1 5 FeS#: to t)e so+ution unti+ it %)an,es %o+or- 0n t)e sixt) and fina+ tube, add 1 m+ of -1 5 90- 0n t)e fume )ood, add 1 m+ of 4 5 6N#3 to t)e so+ution, t)en )eat it unti+ it %)an,es %o+or=

Percent Error:
" main sour%e of error (as ()en (e %o++e%ted t)e a%id so+utions , some students used t)e same ,raduated %y+inders in %+ass, t)at may %ause different amounts of t)e so+utions-

Conclusion:
>edox rea%tions (ere ba+an%ed in t)e form of %)emi%a+ e/uations by arran,in, t)e /uantities of t)e substan%es in*o+*ed so t)at t)e number of e+e%trons +ost by one substan%e is e/ua+ed by t)e number ,ained by anot)er substan%e- 0n redox rea%tions, t)e substan%e +osin, e+e%trons &under,oin, oxidation' is a ,ood e+e%tron donor, or redu%tant be%ause +ost e+e%trons are ,i*en to and redu%e t)e ot)er substan%e- .)e ot)er substan%e t)at ,ained e+e%trons &under,oin, redu%tion' is an e+e%tron a%%eptor, or oxidant- 6ydro,en peroxide (as %apab+e of a%tin, as a redu%tant as (e++ as an oxidant.)is +ab )e+ped me to )a*e a better understand of #xidations t)at is a +oss of e+e%trons and redu%tion t)at is a ,ain of e+e%trons- "n oxidizin, a,ent is t)e substan%e t)at is redu%ed in a rea%tion, and a redu%in, a,ent is t)e substan%e t)at is oxidized in a rea%tion- ?it) different substan%es and different meta+s 0 (as ab+e to see different (ays t)at t)ey %an rea%t-