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Arthur, Sherilyn
Matthew
CH111-L1 Monday 2:30-5:30pm
150629890
18/01/2016
Procedure
For the procedure, see lab manual (CH111 Lab Manual, Winter 2016) pages
35-38.
Wilfrid Laurier University Chemistry Department. Winter 2016. Experiment
2. Determination of Molecular Weight Using Freezing Point Depression. Pages
35-38 in Chemistry 111 Lab Manual. Wilfrid Laurier University, ON, Canada.
*The procedure for determining the density of the unknown is attached.
Results
Mass of the empty vial
w/stopper (g)
Mass of vial w/stopper and
10mL of Cyclohexane (g)
45.49
7.59
53.08
45.60
45.57
45.59
Vial
w/stopper
and
Unknown (g)
Volume of
Unknown
used (mL)
Mass of
Unknown (g)
Density of
Unknown
(g/mL)
45.67
49.39
49.30
0.1
0.06
3.82
3.71
0.6
0.764
0.742
Mass of Gravity
Bottle (g)
29.17
29.34
Mass of Gravity
Bottle w/Unknown
(g)
Volume of
Unknown (mL)
49.39
49.67
25.00
25.00
Mass of Unknown
(g)
Density of
Unknown (g/mL)
20.22
20.33
0.8088
0.8132
Cyclohexane w/unknown
Temperature C)
15
10
5
0
0
100
200
300
Time (s)
400
500
600
20
15
Temperature (C)
10
100
200
300
400
500
600
time (s)
Temperature (C)
15
10
5
0
100
200
300
400
Time (s)
500
600
20
15
TEMPERATURE (C)
10
100
200
300
400
500
TIME (S)
Discussion
600
thermometer probe might not have been calibrated to exactly +0.1C. This could potentially effect the accuracy of the freezing
points on the graph, in that the freezing point would be off by a
significant amount. An experimental source of error could have been
that the cyclohexane was not exactly pure. This would have effected
the freezing-point depression constant. Another source of
experimental error was that the room temperature was not exactly
20C. This would have effected the volume of unknown solution the
gravity bottle held, hence effecting the density of the unknown. A
way of improving this lab would be to conduct more trials (3-4) to
determine a more accurate freezing point. Also, using the more
precise mass balances in the weighing room would give a more
accurate mass of the substances used, and therefore giving a better
density.
Conclusion
The molecular weight of the unknown was determined to be
72.93g/mol (Question #3), and the unknown substance was
determined to be acetone (Question #4), with a percent error of
20.34% between the molar masses (Question #5). The density of the
unknown solution was recorded to be 0.7793g/mL (Question #2),
and the freezing-point depression was calculated to be 2.74C
(Question #1). Therefore, in conclusion, determining the molecular
weight of an unknown substance using freezing-point depression,
and calculating its density using the gravity bottle method proved
to be successful, while also accurately determining the freezing
point depression between pure cyclohexane, and cyclohexane and
an unknown solution.