The document describes a chemical reaction of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) with ethanoic acid (CH3COOH) to produce calcium ethanoate (Ca(CH3COO)2), water (H2O), and carbon dioxide (CO2). It then discusses ways to more accurately measure and collect the gases produced in the reaction, such as using a gas syringe to prevent loss of carbon dioxide that may dissolve in water.
The document describes a chemical reaction of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) with ethanoic acid (CH3COOH) to produce calcium ethanoate (Ca(CH3COO)2), water (H2O), and carbon dioxide (CO2). It then discusses ways to more accurately measure and collect the gases produced in the reaction, such as using a gas syringe to prevent loss of carbon dioxide that may dissolve in water.
The document describes a chemical reaction of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) with ethanoic acid (CH3COOH) to produce calcium ethanoate (Ca(CH3COO)2), water (H2O), and carbon dioxide (CO2). It then discusses ways to more accurately measure and collect the gases produced in the reaction, such as using a gas syringe to prevent loss of carbon dioxide that may dissolve in water.
The document describes a chemical reaction of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) with ethanoic acid (CH3COOH) to produce calcium ethanoate (Ca(CH3COO)2), water (H2O), and carbon dioxide (CO2). It then discusses ways to more accurately measure and collect the gases produced in the reaction, such as using a gas syringe to prevent loss of carbon dioxide that may dissolve in water.
It is more accurate to find the mass of the CaCO3 used by weighing the test tube containing the calcium carbonate and then reweighing the test tube after the CaCO3 has been tipped out, rather than by weighing the empty test tube at the start as it allows us to also find the mass of the remaining CaCO3 that may have been left in the test tube after we have tipped it out.
There may have been some gas loss before the bung had been inserted.
One change could be that the reagent could be mixed inside the test tube so there would be no need for a bung (I’m not quite sure.)
Since CO2 is only slightly soluble in water, the calculated molar volume of CO2 will be much less than expected, as the volume of gas we will collect will be much lower, there a lower calculated molar volume of CO2. A change to the apparatus that may be used that will help prevent this problem may be using a gas syringe and collecting all the CO2 gas released, giving us more accurate results. They are incorrect to state this because the first few bubbles of gas are still a part of the calculation as they are part of the CO2 made in the delivery tube.
