Practical: Prepare Lead(II)Sulfate
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Aim
This practical prepares a dry sample of lead(II) sulfate, an insoluble salt, from two solutions that are both soluble. Lead(II) nitrate provides the lead ions and potassium sulfate provides the sulfate ions, and when the two solutions meet, white lead(II) sulfate falls out of the mixture while potassium nitrate stays behind in the liquid.
What you know already
From Prepare an Insoluble Salt you already know the precipitation pattern of two soluble salts swapping partners. This note runs that pattern as a named practical, with measured volumes, filtration, washing and drying, ending with a dry sample of lead(II) sulfate.
Key points of understanding
- The aim is a pure, dry sample of lead(II) sulfate.
- The reactants are lead(II) nitrate solution and potassium sulfate solution.
- Both reactants must be soluble while the product must be insoluble.
- Lead(II) sulfate forms as the precipitate.
- Potassium nitrate remains dissolved in the liquid above the solid.
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1.Aim
This practical prepares a dry sample of lead(II) sulfate, an insoluble salt, from two solutions that are both soluble. Lead(II) nitrate provides the lead ions and potassium sulfate provides the sulfate ions, and when the two solutions meet, white lead(II) sulfate falls out of the mixture while potassium nitrate stays behind in the liquid.
Key points
- The aim is a pure, dry sample of lead(II) sulfate.
- The reactants are lead(II) nitrate solution and potassium sulfate solution.
- Both reactants must be soluble while the product must be insoluble.
- Lead(II) sulfate forms as the precipitate.
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