Chemical Reaction Lab Report

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In this lab experiment, various solutions of different concentrations were created with Fe(NO3)3 (mL), KSCN (mL), and H2O (mL). When these chemicals were combined, a solution that was pale orange in color was created. These solutions were placed into a Colorimeter and their absorbance values were determined. Once these absorbance values were obtained, many calculations were done, including the Law of Mass Action (Keq = ([C]c x [D]d) / ([A]a x [B]b)) to determine the final answer of 159.7. This value is compared to the accepted Kc value of 133, revealing a percent error of around 20.08%. The purpose of this experiment was to experimentally determine the equilibrium constant (Kc) for the chemical reaction of Fe3+(aq) + SCN-(aq) ↔ FeSCN2+(aq).

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