This chemistry experiment aims to determine the equilibrium constant (Kc) for the reaction of iron(III) and thiocyanate ions forming the FeSCN2+ complex ion. Students will prepare solutions with varying concentrations of reactants in test tubes and measure the absorbance of each using a spectrophotometer. Absorbance readings will be converted to FeSCN2+ concentrations using a calibration curve. Two methods will be used: Method 1 involves direct measurement of each solution, while Method 2 uses a standard solution of known concentration to match color intensities and calculate unknown concentrations based on solution depths. The results will be used to verify that Kc remains constant at different reactant concentrations and temperatures.
This chemistry experiment aims to determine the equilibrium constant (Kc) for the reaction of iron(III) and thiocyanate ions forming the FeSCN2+ complex ion. Students will prepare solutions with varying concentrations of reactants in test tubes and measure the absorbance of each using a spectrophotometer. Absorbance readings will be converted to FeSCN2+ concentrations using a calibration curve. Two methods will be used: Method 1 involves direct measurement of each solution, while Method 2 uses a standard solution of known concentration to match color intensities and calculate unknown concentrations based on solution depths. The results will be used to verify that Kc remains constant at different reactant concentrations and temperatures.
This chemistry experiment aims to determine the equilibrium constant (Kc) for the reaction of iron(III) and thiocyanate ions forming the FeSCN2+ complex ion. Students will prepare solutions with varying concentrations of reactants in test tubes and measure the absorbance of each using a spectrophotometer. Absorbance readings will be converted to FeSCN2+ concentrations using a calibration curve. Two methods will be used: Method 1 involves direct measurement of each solution, while Method 2 uses a standard solution of known concentration to match color intensities and calculate unknown concentrations based on solution depths. The results will be used to verify that Kc remains constant at different reactant concentrations and temperatures.
This chemistry experiment aims to determine the equilibrium constant (Kc) for the reaction of iron(III) and thiocyanate ions forming the FeSCN2+ complex ion. Students will prepare solutions with varying concentrations of reactants in test tubes and measure the absorbance of each using a spectrophotometer. Absorbance readings will be converted to FeSCN2+ concentrations using a calibration curve. Two methods will be used: Method 1 involves direct measurement of each solution, while Method 2 uses a standard solution of known concentration to match color intensities and calculate unknown concentrations based on solution depths. The results will be used to verify that Kc remains constant at different reactant concentrations and temperatures.
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Austin Community College Chemistry
Saul Sanchez Experiment 8
Title: Determination of Equilibrium Constant (Method 1)
Goal: To determine the value of Kc for the equilibrium reaction below and to verify that Kc is constant at constant temperature. This will be done by mixing various concentrations of the reactants, and determining Kc in each case. Fe3+(aq) + SCN-(aq) <____> FeSCN2+(aq)
Since this complex ion is red, we can measure the intensity of the red color using a spectrophotometer. Specifically, we will measure absorbance, which is a measure of how much light at the specified wavelength is absorbed. Now, we need to relate the measured absorbance to concentration. Data for a calibration curve will be provided. The student will graph this data, and will result in a straight-line curve.
Procedure: Method I: 1) Label 5 test tubes. Pour about 30 ml 2.00x10-3 M Fe(NO3)3 in 1 M HNO3 into a dry 100 ml beaker. 2) Pipet 5.00 ml of that solution into each test tube. Then add about 20 ml 2.0x10-3 M KSCN to another dry 100 ml beaker. 3) Pipet 1,2,3,4 and 5 ml from the KSCN beaker into each of the corresponding test tubes labeled 1 to 5. Then pipet the proper number of milliliters of water into each test tube to bring the total volume in each tube to 10.00 ml. Mix each solution with a glass-stirring rod. 4) Place a portion of the mixture in tube 1 in a spectrophotometer cell, and measure the absorbance of the solution at 447 nm. Determine the concentration of FeSCN2+ from the calibration curve provided for each instrument or from your equation. Record the value on the data sheet.
Test Tube No.
1 2 3 4 5 Volume of Fe(NO3)3 ml 5.00 3.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 Volume of KSCN ml 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 Volume of H2O ml - - - - - Austin Community College Chemistry
Method II: 1) Prepare a solution of known [FeSCN2+] by pipetting 10.00 ml 0.200 M Fe(NO3)3 in 1 M HNO3 into a test tube and adding 2.00 ml 0.00200 M KSCN and 8.00 ml water. Mix the solution with stirring rod. 2) Assuming that all SCN- is converted to FeSCN2+ calculate [FeSCN2+] in the standard solution and record the value on the data page. 3) The [FeSCN2+] in the unknown mixture in test tubes 1 to 5 is found by comparing the red color intensity in there mixtures with that of the standard solution. 4) Pour out the standard solution into a dry, clean beaker until the color intensity you see down the tube containing the standard matches what you see when looking down the tube with the unknown. Use a wall-lit piece of white paper as your background. 5) When the colors match the following relation is valid: [FeSCN2+]unknown x depth of unknown solution = [FeSCN2+] x depth of standard solution. 6) Measure the depths of the matching solutions with a ruler and record them. Repeat measurements for mixtures 2-5, recording the depth of each unknown and that of the standard solution which matches its intensity.
