NAME:
BLOCK:
Removing Copper from Copper Chloride
Problem:
To demonstrate a single-replacement reaction by removing the element copper from the
compound copper chloride.
Materials:
 CuCL2
 Water
 Iron (Fe) nail
 Test tube
 Hand lens
 Balance
 Weighing paper
 Mortar & pestle
 Safety goggles
 25 mL graduated cylinder
Procedure:
Day 1:
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Label the test tube with your names and block.
Measure 20 mL of H2O in the graduated cylinder and pour it into a test tube.
Measure 2.0g of copper chloride on a piece of weighing paper
Transfer the copper chloride to a mortar, and crush it with a pestle until it
becomes a powder. Record its physical properties.
5. Add copper chloride to the water. Swirl gently to dissolve. Record its physical
properties of the water/ copper chloride solution
6. Examine the physical properties of the nail. Record.
7. Carefully slide the nail into the test tube containing copper chloride solution. Let
it sit over night.
Day 2:
1. Examine the contents of the test tube. Record the physical properties of the test
tube’s contents before removing the nail.
2. put a piece of filter paper in the funnel and put the funnel into a empty test tube
3. carefully pour the contents of the test tube into the filter paper. [The liquid that
passes through the filter paper is called the filtrate. The material that does not pass
through the filter paper is called the residue.]
Data/Observations/Calculations/Tables:
Day 1 Observations:
Copper Chloride powder
Copper Chloride solution
Iron (Fe) nail
Day 2 Observations:
Appearance of
contents of test tube
Nail
Solution (filtrate)
Product (residue)
Conclusion Questions:
1. Can the element copper be separated from the element chlorine in the compound
copper chloride (CuCl2)? If so explain how.
2. Explain what the red deposit (residue) in the filter paper is.
3. Explain, using data from this lab, whether or not this was a physcial or chemical
change, or both. How do you know?
4. Explain, using data from this lab, how this reaction is a single replacment
reaction. Use the reactants and products to support your answer.
BALANCED EQUATION:
5. Reflection: may use personalization; reflect on what it helped you see or
understand; suggest ways to improve lab