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Vivian Deng
Partnered with: Mo Aftisse, Brooks Borden
10/27/08
Abstract
The purpose of this lab is to determine the molar ratio of hydrogen formed when a piece of
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magnesium reacts with hydrochloric acid (HCl) to form hydrogen gas. We measure the volume
of the hydrogen gas, and from the density of hydrogen, we can find the moles of hydrogen. This
calculation is then compared to the value that was predicted from the balanced equation.
In the following data, we assume that the room temperature is 22°C, which is also 275 K.
When the bubbles cease to develop, it means that hydrogen is no longer to be evolved, which
also means that the sample of magnesium is used up. When that happens, we measure the
volume of the hydrogen gas, which is 2.42 × 104.
___When using the fact that 1.00 mols of hydrogen gas occupies 24.5 liters in our lab, we can
determine that there are 0.0016 mols of hydrogen gas and the mass of hydrogen formed is ___
____In this class, we obtained more information as there are a total of four groups. In group 1,
the mass of the sample of magnesium is 0.054 g while the volume of hydrogen is 54.4 mL. In
group 2, the mass of the sample of magnesium is 0.049 grams while the volume of hydrogen is
48.2 mL. In group 3, the mass of the sample of magnesium is 0.038 grams while the volume of
hydrogen is 39.2 mL. In our group, the mass of the sample of the magnesium is 0.040 grams
while the volume of hydrogen is 38.8 mL. When we combine the group data, the class average is
0.181 grams while the volume of hydrogen is 180.6 mL. The class data is very close to the ratio
predicted from the balanced equation. The percent error for the class data is ____
In the class demo on the reaction of Calcium (Ca) to produce hydrogen, Calcium is clearly
mmore active and Magnesium (Mg). Calcium quicky dissolved once it made contact with the
liquid or solution whereas the magnesium took a longer time to dissolve in the water.
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This is the equation in which this lab demonstrates – when magnesium (Mg(s)) reacts with
hydrochloric acid (2HCl(Aq)), hydrogen is generated or produced along with magnesium chloride,
which is invisible to the human eye when it is dissolved in water.