CHEM 1114 Experiment 8
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Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide Report Sheet (cat-) 2 H2O2 (aq) 2 H2O(aq) O2(g)
Mass of 10 mL graduated cylinder with ~5 mL H2O2 solution: 32.061 g
Mass of empty 10 mL graduated cylinder: 26.4704 g
Initial gas volume reading: 4 mL
Final gas volume reading: 56.5 mL
Temperature (°C): 18°C
Vapor pressure of water (from Table 8-1): 18.6 torr
Calculations: (include units and show work)
Trial 1 Trial 2
Mass of H2O2 solution used (4-B): 5.5916 g
Volume of gas collected in mL (D-C): 52.5 mL
Volume of gas collected in L: 0.0525 L
Partial pressure of O2 in torr: 35.4 torr
Partial pressure of O2 in atm (barometric pressure - vapor pressure): 0.0468 atm
Temperature (K): 291 K
Number of moles of O2 formed (use PV=nRT equation): 0.0019 moles
Number of moles of H2O2 consumed (*2): 0.0112 moles
Mass of H2O2 consumed (molar mass 34.02 g/mol): 0.3806 g
Mass percent H2O2 in solution (0.3806 g/5.5916 g)*100: 6.81%
Average mass percent H2O2: 7.05%