Acid Rain Lab #1

Max Witt Chem 1a Fall 10 Section 600

Post Lab Questions and Answers:

1. How much CO2 is produced from .21 grams of NaHCO3 reacted with excess AcOH? a. .21 grams NaHCO3 / (84 g /mol) = 0.0025 mol. 1 mol NaHCO3 : 1 Mol CO2 i. 0.0025 mol CO2 * 22.4 l/mol CO2 = 56 mL
12 10 Minutes to Green (pH 7) 8 6 4 2 0 Concentration vs Time to Green

Molarity of NaOH

2. The time to green is roughly proportional to the molarities of the NaOH.

3. These solutions are ionic, so will conduct electricity. The amount is proportional to the molarity of the solution. 4. Predictions: a. The higher concentrations may not turn green. The same partial pressure of CO2 is present. Just less gas. b. It would take longer to turn green. the partial pressure of CO2 of the normal experiment.

c. No change to the amount of time to turn green. The partial pressure is the same. 5. The CaCl would react with the carbonic acid. The wells would return to pH 7. Less would be needed for the lower molarities. 6. The different times resulted from the different numbers of molecules of NaOH to react with the Carbonic acid molecules. The CO2 dissolves in each well at the same rate. 7. Lewis Structures for CO2, H2CO3, HCO3-, and CO3-