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REPORT SHEIT EXPERIMENT Colorimetric 22 Determination of an Equilibrium Constant

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Question

REPORT SHEIT EXPERIMENT Colorimetric 22 Determination of an Equilibrium Constant in Aqueous Solution A. Preparation of the Calibration Curve Concentration of FetNO,h, in o. IO M HNO, solutionM Concentration of NaSCN in 010 M HINO; solution M Flask Number Volume of NaSCN, ml Initial [SCN L.A Equil. [FeNCS.M Percent T Absorbance B. Determination of the Equilibrium Constant Concentration of FetNO,), in 0,10 MIINO, solution0.3m Concentration of NasCN in 0.10 M HNO, solution ? ??5 n Test Tube Number 22.22 Solution Temperature volume of Fe(NO,) Solution, ml. Volume of NaScN nl imL LmL Solution, mL Initial [F-LM OKI 081-0001 0.001 93 Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.

Explanation / Answer

A. calibration

From the given data

plot absorbance vs [FeSCN]2+

the slope = 5430 M-1.cm-1

B. Keq calculation

Test tube 1,

[FeSCN2+]eq = 0

Keq = 0

Test tube 2,

[FeSCN2+]eq = 0.385/5430 = 7.1 x 10^-5 M

[Fe3+]eq = 0.001 - 7.1 x 10^-5 = 9.3 x 10^-4 M

[SCN-]eq = 2 x 10^-4 - 7.1 x 10^-5 = 1.3 x 10^-4 M

Keq = (7.1 x 10^-5)/(9.3 x 10^-4)(1.3 x 10^-4) = 592

Similarly for,

Test tube 3,

[FeSCN2+]eq = 1.3 x 10^-4 M

[Fe3+]eq = 8.7 x 10^-4 M

[SCN-]eq = 2.7 x 10^-4 M

Keq = 553

Test tube 4,

[FeSCN2+]eq = 2 x 10^-4 M

[Fe3+]eq = 8.0 x 10^-4 M

[SCN-]eq = 4.0 x 10^-4 M

Keq = 625

Test tube 5,

[FeSCN2+]eq = 2.6 x 10^-4 M

[Fe3+]eq = 7.4 x 10^-4 M

[SCN-]eq = 5.4 x 10^-4 M

Keq = 651

Test tube 6,

[FeSCN2+]eq = 3.0 x 10^-4 M

[Fe3+]eq = 7.0 x 10^-4 M

[SCN-]eq = 7.0 x 10^-4 M

Keq = 612

average Keq = 505.5

Questions

1. Accuracy would reduce as graduated cyllinders are less accurate than pipet.

2. if all of SCN- is not converted to complex, the resulting Keq would be lower than expected value.

3. Keq = [FeSCN2+]/[Fe3+][SCN-]

let x amount of complex is formed

then,

505.5 = x/(0.04 - x)(0.001 - x)

505.5x^2 - 22x + 0.02022 = 0

x = 9.4 x 10^-4 M

So equilibrium [SCN-] = 9.4 x 10^-4 M

4. not all of SCN- is converted into complex. Initial SCN- is much greater than equilibrium SCN-.