Inorganic Synthesis Formal Lab Report Requirements

Midterm exam.
March 28, 2020
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March 28, 2020

Inorganic Synthesis Formal Lab Report Requirements

Introduction
, Procedure,
Data, Calculations, Equations, Results, Discussion and
Conclusion.
3.
In Procedure:

Give a concise description of the steps you followed

Should be in paragraphs (narrative)

Third person (no “I” or “we”)

Past tense
4.
In Calculatio
ns:

Include for
m
u
la
and the numbers you plugged
in
(with correct units)

Use either an equation editor or hand
write

Box the final answers for clarity

Calculation for Theoretical Yield, Actual Yield and Percentage Yield
5.
In Result:

One sentence for perce
ntage yield

No paragraphs of text or any explanations (this goes in the discussion
section)
6.
In Discussion:

Why
wasn’t the yield 100%? Give at least two reasons.

Why was the volume reduced to 25 ml before crystallization?

Why use a Buchner funnel (vacuum
filtration) instead of gravity filtration
in step 10?

Why was 95% ethanol used?

How did you confirm the presence of alum? What does each of the
qualitative tests convey?