Producing Chloride Using Nitrate and Sodium Chloride

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Producing Chloride Using Nitrate and Sodium Chloride Purpose of activity The purpose of the activity was to produce the insoluble salt silver chloride using the soluble salts silver nitrate and sodium chloride which I prepared in unit 1 activity 2a AB + CD = AD + CB ================= silver nitrate + sodium chloride = silver chloride + sodium nitrate Portfolio Evidence – (Lukas Chamberlain) Activity 3.1-3c: Precipitation Safety Points Sodium Chloride · Wear safety goggles · Do not eat · Use smallest amounts possible on a watch glass to prevent contamination of the bottle · Test for sodium last as the nichrome wire is difficult to clean afterwards · Wear suitable protective clothing · If splashed in eyes: In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with cold water and seek medical advice · If spilt on floor: Scoop up and clean surface · If spilt on skin or clothing: Wash off · Irritant Silver Nitrate · Wear safety goggles · Wear goggles · Use lowest mole and lowest volume needed · Wear suitable clothing · If splashed in eye: Rinse eye for ten minutes · If spilt on floor: scoop up and wash surface · If spilt on skin: wash thoroughly · Corrosive · Irritant · Oxidising · Danger to environment Silver Chloride None listed Sodium Nitrate None listed Portfolio Evidence – (Lukas Chamberlain) Activity 3.1-3c: Precipitation Method and material 1. I carefully measured out 10 cm3 silver nitrate using a 10cm3 measuring cylinder for accuracy. I did this over a sink, and then I poured the... ... middle of paper ... ...d also mean that the safety points are probably larger because there is a risk of more being spilt so it would cause more damage. The silver nitrate is also produced to a higher level of accuracy as less is wasted and that means more profit. Portfolio Evidence – (Lukas Chamberlain) Activity 3.1-3c: Precipitation Observations during procedure I observed that the washings that I collected after I filter out the precipitate was cloudy showing that it still had particles of silver nitrate as that is a insoluble salt and does not dissolve in water. Portfolio Evidence – (Lukas Chamberlain) Activity 3.1-3c: Precipitation Summary This experiment prepared silver chloride by a precipitation reaction between silver nitrate and sodium chloride. The silver chloride was filtered and the yield calculated.

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