When magnesium is heated in a crucible, it combines with oxygen from the air to form magnesium oxide (MgO).
If you do not cool the heated crucible to near room temperature before weighing, the measurement will be inaccurate due to the buoyancy effect of the air. A hot crucible will displace more air, leading to a lower weight reading than its actual mass. Additionally, the heat may cause moisture from the air to condense in the crucible, further affecting the weight. Accurate measurements require the crucible to be at a stable, known temperature.
If a student accidentally put potassium chloride instead of potassium chlorate in the crucible during a lab experiment, the results would likely not match the expected outcome. Potassium chloride does not release oxygen when heated like potassium chlorate does, so there would be no oxygen to react with the magnesium present in the crucible. This would impact the ability to achieve the desired chemical reaction and may lead to incorrect data or observations.
The amount of water loss from cuso4·5h2o can be determined by measuring the weight of the crucible and compound before and after heating. The initial weight represents the compound with water, and the final weight after heating will show the loss of water as the difference in weight. By subtracting the initial weight from the final weight, the amount of water lost can be calculated.
You can check the temperature of the crucible by gently touching it with the back of your hand. If it feels cool to the touch, then it has likely returned to room temperature. Alternatively, you can use an infrared thermometer to measure the temperature of the crucible.
A crucible is used to contain chemical compounds when heated to extremely high temperatures.
Clay triangle is used to hold a crucible while the crucible is heated.
because it is faster
When magnesium is heated in a crucible, it combines with oxygen from the air to form magnesium oxide (MgO).
oxygen. O2 was combined with magnesium when it ws heated in the crucible
It is necessary to cover the crucible when it is being heated for two basic reasons: primarily, it maintains a higher temperature inside the crucible. Without the lid, the heat simply escapes. Secondly, it keeps the material inside the crucible from splashing out.
The clay triangle is used to hold a crucible while the crucible is heated.
The empty crucible is heated AND WEIGHED, so that you can drive off any moisture and/or other particles that might add to the weight of the empty crucible. You will eventually weigh the crucible again at the end of the experiment to determine the weight (mass) of some compound. Thus, it is important to have a correct "starting mass" of the crucible.
We want to weight exactly only the material - variations of the crucible mass lead to errors. That's why the mass of the crucible must be stabilized.This is very important in gravimetry, it is a basic rule.
its used for collecting the gases that are let out of a solution when it is extensively heated.
If you do not cool the heated crucible to near room temperature before weighing, the measurement will be inaccurate due to the buoyancy effect of the air. A hot crucible will displace more air, leading to a lower weight reading than its actual mass. Additionally, the heat may cause moisture from the air to condense in the crucible, further affecting the weight. Accurate measurements require the crucible to be at a stable, known temperature.
Only by experiments. For example the solution is heated, water is evaporated and the salt weighed.