Name: _________________
Pre-Laboratory Quiz: Copper Complex
Section (day and time): _________________
Synthesis and Analysis of a Copper Complex
Please note that analyses will be conducted over three laboratory sessions, these
questions apply to all three sessions.
1. This experiment involves first synthesizing a copper complex ion. What are the
reactants used?
2. The complex is of the type [Cux(NH3)y(SO4)z]a H2O
a. What experimental technique is used to determine the amount of copper in the
compound?
b. What technique is used to determine the amount of ammonia in the compound?
c. What technique is used to determine the amount of sulfate in the compound?
3. Which reagent used in the synthesis is flammable?
4. Which reagent is inflammable? Trick question! Flammable and inflammable mean the
same thing, so just repeat the answer from #3.
5. The compound you make the first week can’t be analyzed until the following week.
Why not?