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Table 1 : Mass Compound Mass (g) Copper Gluconate 1.9g Copper 0.6g Table 2 : Giv

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Question

Table 1: Mass

Compound

Mass (g)

Copper Gluconate

1.9g

Copper

0.6g

Table 2: Givens

Name

Given

Copper Gluconate Formula

                     C12H22CuO14

Molecular Weight of C

12.011 g/mol

Molecular Weight of H

1.008 g/mol

Molecular Weight of O

15.999 g/mol

Molecular Weight of Cu

63.546 g/mol

Table 3: Unknowns

Unknowns

Post-Lab Questions

What is the mass of the gluconate? Include your calculations

Determine the number of moles of copper in the copper gluconate using your results.

What is the chemical formula of copper gluconate? Use the givens and unknowns in Table 2 and Table 3 to solve. Include your calculations. Hint: In the unknown equations (Table 3), the subscript is the number of atoms in the chemical formula and the element letters are the molecular weights.

List two sources of error in the experiment and explain the impact they had on the results.

Create a bar graph showing the percent composition of each element in copper gluconate. Construct your graph on a computer program such as Microsoft Excel®. If you do not have a graphing program installed on your computer, you can access one on the internet via the following links: http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/ or http://www.onlinecharttool.com. Clearly label each element and the percentage.

Compound

Mass (g)

Copper Gluconate

1.9g

Copper

0.6g

Explanation / Answer

Molecular formula of gluconate = C12H22CuO14

Gluconate contains 12 atoms of Carbon, 22 atoms of H and 14 atoms of O.

Mass of gluconate = 12 * 12.011g/mol + 22* 1.008g/mol + 14* 15.999 g/mol

                              = 390.294 g/mol

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moles of Cu = mass of Cu/ molar mass of Cu = 0.6gm/63.546g/mol = 9.44*10^-3 moles

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Molecular formula of Copper gucothionate = C12H22CuO14

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