Intro This report discusses an experiment to study a reaction between Copper (II) Sulfate and Iron (CuSO4 + e)!

the purpose of this experiment was to find the percent yield of Copper (Cu)" In the e#uation CuSO4 + e + $%&O ' eSO4 + Cu& + $%&O Copper (II) Sulfate reacts with Iron and (ater producin) Iron (III) Sulfate! Copper (II) and (ater! ma*in) this reaction a sin)le replacement reaction" Thin)s one may need to *now about the yield in a chemical e#uation are that there are two types of yield! theoretical and percent" (hile theoretical yield is the yield that the amount of product! while percent yield is the percent of the theoretical yield that was actually formed throu)h the reaction" (hile the theoretical yield is ne+er reached! a reason for that to happen could be the limitin) reactant" , limitin) reaction is the reactant that limits that amount of product that can be made from a sin)le reaction" Materials: -alance (.lectronic) -ea*ers! /00 12 and &$0 12 %ot plates Copper (II) Sulfate crystals 3lass stirrin) rod )raduated cylinder! /012 and /0012 Iron powder ,pron Safety 3o))les distilled water

Procedure: 4 1easure the mass of a dry! clean /00 ml bea*er" 5ecord it in the data table"

4 1easure out 6"00 ) (the amount should be approximately 6 )rams! thou)h you must record the amount that you measure out precisely) of copper sulfate crystals and add them to the bea*er" 4 ,dd $0 ml of water to the crystals in the bea*er" 1easure the water usin) a )raduated cylinder" 4 7lace the mixture on the hot plates on low heat 8 do not allow mixture to boil"

4 Continue heatin) and stirrin) mixture with the stirrin) rod until all the crystals are dissol+ed completely" (hen this occurs! turn off the hot plates and remo+e mixture from the hot plates" 4 1easure out approximately /"00 ) (record precisely what you use) of iron powder" ,dd the iron powder! a little at a time! to the hot copper (II) sulfate solution! continuously stirrin)" ,llow the bea*er to cool for /0 minutes"

4 9ecant the li#uid into a &$0 ml bea*er by )ently pourin) the li#uid down the stirrin) rod into the bea*er" 9o not disturb the solid in the /00 ml bea*er" 4 ,dd approximately /0 ml of water to the solid in the /00 ml bea*er! stirrin) bris*ly" ,llow the solid to settle then decant a)ain" 4 Spread the solid o+er the bottom of the bea*er! and then allow the solid to dry o+erni)ht"

4 ind the mass of the bea*er and the solid copper once it is completely dry the followin) day" 5ecord the mass in the data table"

1ass of /00 ml bea*er $/":: ) 1ass of copper sulfate crystals 6";$ ) 1ass of iron powder /"00 ) 1ass of bea*er < solid copper $;"4: ) 1ass of solid copper /"$0 ) Data Table of determinin) percent yield in a chemical reaction= Calculations 8 7lease see the attached paper" ,nalysis5eactions ne+er )i+e the /00> yield that they could )i+e! the reason for this is because there is no such thin) as a perfect reaction" This could possibly be caused by the impurities in the reactants and by human error (reactants not measured exactly! a process in the reaction wasn?t done perfectly! ect")" If the reactants are impure then the reaction can?t )o throu)h completely" (hile human error can cause the lac* of /00> yield due to the fact of a part of the experiment not bein) done perfectly the yield can be thrown off" Sources of error in experiments can possibly be caused by a person who didn?t perform an action properly and@or the measurements not bein) correct in the experiment" (Aeeds to be rewor*s) Conclusion-