Chapter 8

Proving the Ratio of Lead to Iodine

I. Special solutions are made of lead nitrate and potassium iodide
A. Lead nitrate-Molarity used to make specific number of atoms
B. Potassium iodide-Molarity used to make specific number of atoms
1. Moles = grams/molecular weight
2. One mole of anything = 6.02 x 1023 of that substance
C. Different from concentration
1. Concentration is different from molarity in that it compares the weight
of the solutions. Molarity compares the number of particles per
ml.
II. Predictions are made re ratios
A. Various ratios are tested using 10 Iodine atoms and increasing amounts of lead
1. Ratios that involve 1:1 form graphs that are direct relationships
2. Ratios other than 1:1 form ratios that level off
a. These level off as you run out of a reactant

have

B. Proof from Lab

1. The graph that formed when Lead Nitrate and Potassium Iodide were
mixed was not a direct relationship. Therefore the ratio could not
been 1:1
2. The initial test tubes had IODINE leftover, but that was expected, as
you started out with an excess of iodine and added only a few lead

atoms.
iodine at
of
indicate this

3. What was startling was that part way thru the lab, you ran out of iodine
and had lead atoms left over. This means that you are using the
a faster rate than the lead, such as a ratio of PbI2. Further testing
leftovers and analyzing the point where the two graphs cross
is what the ratio of lead to iodine must be.