Gravimetric Determination of Calcium

Christopher Galindo Unknown No.: N/A Thursday, July 3, 2014

Mass Measurements
Trial #1 Trial #2 *Trial #3
Mass of Unknown Sample (g) 0.5007 0.5016 0.5012
Mass of Crucible (g) 31.4078 32.4278 24.8010
Mass of Crucible + CaC
2
O
4
H
2
O (g) 32.1213 33.1431 N/A
Mass of CaC
2
O
4
H
2
O (g) 0.7135 0.7153 N/A
Mass of CaO (g) 0.2738 0.2745 N/A

Data Analysis:
Weight Percent of CaO (%) 54.68 54.73 N/A
Average Weight Percent of CaO (%) 54.71
Standard Deviation (%) 0.04
Relative Standard Deviation (%) 0.07
Shown calculations (See Below): *crucible dropped
1. Mass of CaC
2
O
4
H
2
O (g)
2. Mass of CaO (g)
3. Weight Percent of CaO (wt%)
4. Average Weight Percent of CaO (%)
5. Standard Deviation (%)
6. Relative Standard Deviation (%)

1. Mass of CaC
2
O
4
H
2
O (g)

grams oI CaC
2
O
4
H
2
O (grams oI crucible CaC
2
O
4
H
2
O) (grams oI crucible)

Example:
32.1213 g 31.4078 g = 0.7135 g

2. Mass of CaO (g)
grams oI CaO g CaC
2
O
4
H
2
O
1 mol CaC
2
O
4
H
2
O
146.112 g CaC
2
O
4
H
2
O

1 mol Ca
1 mol CaC
2
O
4
H
2
O

1 mol CaO
1 mol Ca

56.077 g CaO
1 mol CaO

Example:

0.7135 g CaC
2
O
4
H
2
O
1 mol CaC
2
O
4
H
2
O
146.112 g CaC
2
O
4
H
2
O

1 mol Ca
1 mol CaC
2
O
4
H
2
O

1 mol CaO
1 mol Ca

56.077 g CaO
1 mol CaO


3. Weight Percent of CaO (wt%)
CaO
g CaO
g Unknown sample
100
Example:

0.2738 g
0.5007 g
100

4. Average Weight Percent of CaO (%)

where is the number oI measurements

Example:


54.68 54.73
2


5. Standard Deviation (%)
s

)
2
i
1
where is the number oI measurements
Example:

s

(54.6854.71)
2
(54.7354.71)
2
2 1


6. Relative Standard Deviation (%)
d

100 where is the arithmetic mean

Example:

(54.6854.71)
2
(54.73 54.71)
2
2 1
54.71
100