Week 1 Lab Report

Title: SEPARATION OF SALTWATER MIXTURE

Introduction:

The purpose of this lab experiment is to separate a mixture of salt and water based on the

physical properties of each substances by evaporation in order to determine the unknown

percent of water to salt.

Procedure: Percent Salt by Distillation

(1) Obtain an electronic balance from the stock room by selecting the electronic scale

from the equipment menu or from the popup context menu.

(2) Obtain an 250ml beaker from the stock room by selecting the beakers from the

equipment menu or from the popup context menu.

(3) Weigh the clean dry 250 mL beaker and record its mass. To do this select the beaker

and place it on the balance. Record the mass in the observation area.

(4) Place 10 mL of the unknown salt water mixture to the beaker. To complete this task,

remove the beaker from the scale and right click the beaker. Select the chemicals from

the toolbar and select the unknown in the chemicals menu or the water menu item with

the right-mouse-button context menu. Adjust the volume to 10 ml and select placed in

picked.

(5) Now weigh the unknown sample using the electronic balance. To weigh this sample

simply place it again on the electronic balance and record to the .001grams. Remove the

beaker from the balance.

(6) You are now going to separate the salt water mixture by evaporating the water. To

complete this task select the Bunsen burner from the tool bar and place it directly under

the beaker’s new position. Next, right click the beaker and select the thermometer option.

.As the water begins to boil record the temperature of the water. Allow the water boil off.

You will see only a black mass, with exactly two bouncing spheres when the water is

completely gone. Once the water is gone remove the flame from the beaker and allow it

to cool to 20degree’s Celsius’s. and reweigh the beaker. This will be the weight of the

salt. Record its mass.

(7) You will calculate the percent mass of the salt based on both the salt and water lost.

Observations and Results:

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