Limiting Reactant
This experiment was designed to determine the reactions between two aqueous solutions Copper Sulphate and Potassium Hydroxide. We also determined the limiting reagent at different ratios. We put 5 mL of copper (II) sulfate (CuSO4) and various amounts of potassium hydroxide (KOH) into 8 different test tubes. We then stirred the solutions, and waited 15 minutes for the solutions to settle. Our group then noticed a blue precipitate Cu[OH]2 of various heights separated from a clear solution. We determined the limiting reactant is CuSO4 and can only make 5 moles of Cu(OH)2 because we ran out of it but still had leftover KOH.
This experiment was designed to determine the reactions between two aqueous solutions Copper Sulphate and Potassium Hydroxide. We also determined the limiting reagent at different ratios. We put 5 mL of copper (II) sulfate (CuSO4) and various amounts of potassium hydroxide (KOH) into 8 different test tubes. We then stirred the solutions, and waited 15 minutes for the solutions to settle. Our group then noticed a blue precipitate Cu[OH]2 of various heights separated from a clear solution. We determined the limiting reactant is CuSO4 and can only make 5 moles of Cu(OH)2 because we ran out of it but still had leftover KOH.