Saturday, November 14, 2015

4.7 Describe experiments to prepare soluble salts from acids

You could do the following:

  • Add an excess of sulphuric acid to a metal (let's say zinc) 
  • Watch it react
  • Filter off the excess zinc
  • Heat the solution gently for about 2 minutes
  • Put aside, leave to cool until crystals form
  • Dry between bits of filter paper
Sulphuric acid + zinc → Zinc sulphate + hydrogen
This is what zinc sulphate looks like :)

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