Silica content

Apparatus
1) 300 ml Beaker
2) Funnel
3) Silica crucible 30 ml
4) No 41 filter paper
5) Glass rod
Reagents
1) Con
2
S!
4
2) Con N!
3
3) Con !rt"o #"osp"oric $cid %
3
#!
4
)
4) &ilute Cl
5) Cobalt Nitrate
Equipments
1) 'uffle furnace 1100C capacit(
2) ot plate
3) )ei*"in* balance 0+01 * accurac(
4) &esiccators
Procedure
1) )ei*" 0+5 samples in 300 ml beaker+
2) $dd 15 ml !rt"o #"osp"oric $cid , 20 ml Con N!
3
, 5 ml Con
2
S!
4
+
3) eat t"e beaker in "ot plate until t"e colour c"an*e+
4) $dd 50 ml of Cl acid -it" fe- drops Cobalt Nitrate
5) $*ain put t"e beaker in "ot plate boil t"e solution for 10 minutes+
.) Filter t"e sample t"rou*" No 41 filter paper+
/) )as" t"e beaker and till clear and put t"e solution to filter paper+
0) #lace t"e filter paper to silica crucible+
1) #ut t"e silica crucible in muffle furnace in 100C keep for one "our
10) 2ransfer t"e crucible to desiccators cool to room temperature
11) )ei*" t"e sample -ei*"t
Calculation
% of SiO
2
3 &r( -ei*"t of sample 4 100
Sample -ei*"t %0+5 *)