Answer to Question #109085 in Chemistry for Khedijha Bailey

Question

List the lab equipment you would use and state the procedure you would use to find the heat or enthalpy of solution for the reaction between excess powdered zinc and copper (II) sulphate.

Answer 1

Typical apparatus needed for this kind of calorimetric work with a simple polystyrene cup calorimeter

safety spectacles, pipette and suction pipette filler (or a burette, double polystyrene cup calorimeter with insulating lid plus hole for the thermometer or temperature probe, chemicals of appropriate mass/volume/concentration, weighing bottle, spatula, accurate electronic balance, mercury thermometer (preferably 0.1 or 0.2 ^oC graduations) or electronic thermistor temperature probe, accurate electronic stop watch or clock.