Monday, December 14, 2015

Nail Lab Day 1 and 2

We did a lab using a nail and a chlorine solution. We place the nail inside the solution and let it sit there for 2 to 3 days. Afterwards we can see the chemical reaction taking place. Within 5-10 minutes you can see the  rust begin to form. It was a really cool lab.




The next day we isolated the copper from the solution and the nail. The reaction with the iron nail left the copper remaining in the jar with the solution. We rinsed the solution out with hydrochloric acid and distilled water. This helped isolate the copper. The nail seemed to look like it had parts of it melted off. It was really cool.




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  1. AnonymousDecember 15, 2015 at 7:36 PM

    I had a lot of fun in this lab. we probably are the coolest lab group known to man. Good job summing it up though

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  2. Addie Lang ChemDecember 16, 2015 at 8:32 AM

    This lab was fun and cool! It was helpful to practice stoichiometry when we had to calculate percent yield.

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  3. Addie Lang ChemDecember 16, 2015 at 8:32 AM

    This lab was fun and cool! It was helpful to practice stoichiometry when we had to calculate percent yield.

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