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Aim: To Understand The Different Types of Solutions and To Examine The Different

This lab report examines the solubility of various solutes in water and ethanol. Part A classifies mixtures as homogeneous or heterogeneous. Part B observes the solubility of sodium chloride in water at different temperatures, allowing the creation of a supersaturated solution. Part C finds that sodium chloride and copper chloride are soluble in water but insoluble in ethanol, while ethanol and water are mutually soluble. The student concludes they now better understand solution types and solubility comparisons between solvents.

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Aim: To Understand The Different Types of Solutions and To Examine The Different

This lab report examines the solubility of various solutes in water and ethanol. Part A classifies mixtures as homogeneous or heterogeneous. Part B observes the solubility of sodium chloride in water at different temperatures, allowing the creation of a supersaturated solution. Part C finds that sodium chloride and copper chloride are soluble in water but insoluble in ethanol, while ethanol and water are mutually soluble. The student concludes they now better understand solution types and solubility comparisons between solvents.

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Keenan Enrilsen Lab: 1 Date- 24/2/21

Aim: To understand the different types of solutions and to examine the different
solubilities of some solutes in two solvents; water and ethanol.

Equipment and Procedure- See page 10: STAWA Lab

Part A:
Results/Observations:
Mixture Observation Classification
1) 100% orange juice There is no difference Homogenous
in the mixture.
2 100% Apple juice There is a clear liquid. Homogenous
3 100% Prune Juice There is a thick layer Heterogenous
of sediment at the
bottom.
4 Solder Looks the same Homogenous
throughout.
5 Fruit scones Has a different ratio Heterogenous
of fruit from top and
bottom.

Part B:
Status of solution Temperature of water
Salt is not completely dissolved. 25°C
Salt is completely dissolved. 87°C
Solid reappears 76°C
Keenan Enrilsen Lab: 1 Date- 24/2/21

Part C:
Solubility Solubility
Water (solvent) Ethanol (solvent
Charcoal Soluble Soluble
Sodium chloride Soluble Insoluble
Copper (II) chloride Soluble Insoluble
Ethanol Soluble
Water Soluble

Process of results and questions:


1. Describe how you would make 100mL of the following types of sodium
chloride solution given that the solubility of NaCl in water is 35.9g/100mL at
25°C.
a) Unsaturated
Add 35.9g of sodium chloride or less to 100ml of water to create an
unsaturated solution.
b) Saturated
Add more than 35.9g of sodium chloride to make a saturated
solution.
c) Supersaturated
Heat water until close to boiling point and continue stirring in sodium
chloride. The added sodium chloride will still dissolve even if the
saturation point has been exceeded.
2. Compare temperature records in Part B. Did you manage to make a
supersaturated solution? Explain.
Yes, by heating the saturated sodium chloride solution, the solute
became completely dissolved for a brief period of time. As the solution
cooled, the solute that had been dissolved reappeared in solid form,
meaning a supersaturated solution had been created.
3. Ethanol is the alcohol in alcoholic drinks like wine and beer. Ethanol is said to
be miscible in water. What does this mean? Is miscibility different from
solubility?
Miscibility is the property of two substances to mix in all proportions,
forming a homogeneous solution. ‘Soluble’ refers to when dissolving a
solid (solute) dissolving into a liquid (solvent), however, ‘miscibility’ is
when two liquids give rise to a homogenous solution.
Keenan Enrilsen Lab: 1 Date- 24/2/21

Conclusion:
In conclusion, we were able to successfully understand the different types of
solutions and examine the solubilities of solutes in water, and ethanol. For example,
in part A, we were able to identify that 100% orange juice, 100% apple juice were
homogenous solutions while fruit scones were heterogenous solutions. In part B, we
observed that solutes such as copper (II) chloride and sodium chloride were soluble
in water, while in ethanol, these two solutes were insoluble.

Evaluation:
A possible source of error in this experiment during part B was the thermometer
touching the glass of the beaker, meaning it measured the temperature of the heated
beaker rather than only measuring the temperature of the solution. In part C, a
possible source of error was the amounts of solutes that we attempted to dissolve in
the solvent. E.g. the amounts we added for some of the solutes may have been too
little for us to determine whether the solute was truly soluble, or in fact, insoluble. My
group managed to work relatively effectively with one another and different roles
assigned to each member, though at times, we lacked organisation and found that
our bench space was sometimes cluttered with equipment that we no longer needed
to use.

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