1. Synthesis of Potassium Dioxalatocuprate Dihydrate
Lab 5

2. Purpose
This lab will help further your understanding of stoichiometric relationships between reactants and products of chemical reactions. This includes an understanding of concepts such as limiting reagents, yields, and percent error.

3. Definitions
Stoichiometry is the study of mass relationships in a chemical reaction.
The law of definite proportions states that compounds or elements react chemically to form a new compound in definite proportions.
Before any attempt at calculations are made, reactions have to be balanced first. Only then can we obey the law of definite proportions.
The limiting reagent is the reactant that runs out first in a chemical reaction.

4. Reaction
Add two water soluble compounds together to form an insoluble solid that precipitates out.
Filter out all excess water soluble reagent.
Isolate the precipitate on filter paper utilizing three rinse compounds (water, ethanol, acetone) and vacuum filtration.
Determine the percent yield recovered.

5. Equipment Setup

6. Equipment Setup

7. Reaction Reagents Products
1CuSO45H2O (aq)+ 2K2C2O4H2O(aq) K2[Cu(C2O4)2]2H2O(s)+
5H2O + 1K2SO4(aq)
copper potassium potassium potassium
sulfate oxalate dioxalatocuprate sulfate
pentahydrate monohydrate dihydrate

8. Materials and Precautions
Balance function
Weighing paper
Scoopula and contamination
Cleanup
Hotplate function
Don’t burn yourself!
Ice bath preparation
Use more ice than water.
Location of the filter paper, chilled distilled water, ethanol, and acetone

9. Waste
Excess or spilled potassium oxalate monohydrate should be disposed in the oxalate solid waste container in the fume hood.
Excess or spilled copper sulfate pentahydrate should be disposed in the copper solid waste container in the fume hood.
Filtrate should be disposed in the filtrate waste container in the fume hood.
Dry product should be disposed in the copper solid waste container in the fume hood.
After all product is scraped off, filter paper should be placed in the filter paper waste container in the fume hood.

10. Safety Concerns Reagents: Eye Contact: Skin Contact: Inhalation:
Acetone
Copper Sulfate Pentahydrate
Denatured Alcohol
Potassium Oxalate Monohydrate (Teratogen)
Eye Contact:
Stinging, tearing, redness, pain, irritation, tissue burns, conjunctivitis, ulceration, clouding of cornea, and blurred vision
Skin Contact:
Defatting, dehydration, irritation, redness, pain, drying, flaking, cracking, itching, and severe burns
Inhalation:
Irritation, ulceration, and perforation of the respiratory tract, coughing, sore throat, shortness of breath, dizziness, dullness, drowsiness, loss of appetite, inability to concentrate, headache, nervousness, cramps, CNS depression, narcosis, and unconsciousness. Fumes from heating may cause symptoms similar to a cold.
Ingestion:
Abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, headaches, gastritis, gastrointestitis, intoxication, blindness, and death. Aspiration into the lungs can cause severe lung damage.

11. Lab 6 Reminder
If you have not started on the pre-labs for Lab 6 yet, start as soon as possible.
Read the lab write-up in your manual (pp ).
Complete the pre-lab questions (pp ) in MicroLab™ in the SCICom lab (NSB 204), Chemistry Resource Center (CPSB 302K) or on your personal computer if you download the program. The program may be downloaded from under the Downloads link.
Take this exercise seriously. You will be required to complete a similar exercise in lab next week without help from your lab manual.

12. Skill Evaluations
Review the graduated glassware, safety, and calibration question sections.
Remember your goggles, lab manual, and Lab 5 Report.
Study for the next quiz.