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EXPERIMENT 6

AIM : Preparation of crystals of Ferrous Ammonium Sulphate (Mohr’s Salt).

APPARATUS : Beakers, Funnel, China dish, Glass rod

CHEMICALS REQUIRED : Ammonium Sulphate, Ferrous Sulphate, dil. Sulphuric Acid, Distilled Water

THEORY : Ferrous Ammonium Sulphate is a double salt of Ferrous Sulphate and Ammonium
Sulphate having composition FeSO4.(NH4)2SO4.6H2O. It is commonly known as Mohr’s Salt. It is
prepared by concentrating a solution containing equimolar quantities of FeSO 4 and (NH4)2SO4.6H2O in
water followed by gradual cooling.

FeSO4.7H2O + (NH4)2SO4 -------- FeSO4.(NH4)2SO4.6H2O + H2O

PROCEDURE :
1. Weigh 14 g of Ferrous Sulphate in a clean beaker. Add 5 ml of dilute Sulphuric Acid and dissolve
the salt completely in minimum amount of warm distilled water.
* Sulphuric Acid is added to prevent hydrolysis of ferrous sulphate resulting in the formation of
greenish precipitate of ferrous hydroxide.
2. Weigh 6.5 g of Ammonium Sulphate in another beaker. Dissolve the salt completely in minimum
amount of warm distilled water.
3. Filter both the solutions separately in a china dish to make them free of any insoluble impurity.
4. Heat the contents gently and keep stirring the mixture occasionally till crystallisation point is
reached.
5. Cool down the mixture gradually by keeping the china dish undisturbed overnight.
6. After the separation of crystals, decant off the mother liquor and wash the crystals with water.
7. Transfer the crystals onto a filter paper and dry them in the folds of the filter paper.
8. After the crystals have dried, weigh them . Note the colour, shape and weight of crystals.

PRECAUTIONS :
1. Dissolve Ferrous Sulphate and Ammonium Sulphate using warm water in separate beakers. Use of
warm water prevents oxidation of ferrous ions to ferric ions.
2. Add dilute Sulphuric Acid to Ferrous Sulphate to prevent its hydrolysis.
3. Prolonged heating should be avoided to prevent formation of a fused mass.

RESULT : Colour of crystals Light green


Shape of crystals Monoclinic
Yield of crystals

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