Noe Vasquez CHEM 1111.

2004 Due 7-15-2012 Preparation and Properties of Oxygen Experiment 3 Objective: The objective of this lab experiment is to show the various reactions that can occur with oxygen, and show how the concentration amounts of reactants affect the reaction rate. Procedure: Part A 1. Assemble the oxygen generator; use a large test tube and stopper (see diagram) 2. Weigh 10g KClO3 (potassium chlorate), and 2g MnO2 (manganese dioxide) 3. Mix KClO3 and MnO2 together; pour mixture into large test tube, assuring there is no contact with the stopper 4. Tilt the tube at a 30 degree angle; jiggle tube to allow mixture spreading to bottom 1/3 5. Attach rubber stopper; secure all connections (prevents O2 leakage) 6. Fill a gas collecting bottle with water and apply stopper. Invert bottle and place in the pneumatic trough. Remove stopper; water should remain in the bottle as long as neck remains submerged 7. Repeat above (step 6) for a total of 5 bottles 8. Place the first bottle directly over the delivery hole in the bottom of the pneumatic trough 9. Carefully heat the KClO3 in the test tube. Increasing/decreasing temperature controls rate of O2 generation (dont overheat) 10. Bubbles will begin to rise to top of gas collecting bottle in the trough, which will force the bottle downward. Bottle 1 is a mixture of O2 and air; note this bottle 11. After bottle 1 is filled with gas, move to side of trough without moving neck above water surface 12. Move and fill remaining bottles over O2 inlet 13. Fill all bottles. Allow tube to cool and rinse KClO3 down sink Part B 1. 2. 3. 4. Light a wooden splint; blow flame out (leave end glowing) Insert the glowing splint into air/O2 mix of bottle 1; record observation Obtain an unused gas collecting bottle and repeat steps 1 and 2; record results Place second bottle with O2 over burning candle; measure time until candle goes out; record observation 5. Obtain an unused gas collecting bottle and repeat step 4; record observation

6. Place a glass plate under bottle 3. Place bottle and plate on top of a bottle of air. Remove the plate so that the mouths of bottles overlap. Let stand 2 minutes 7. Cover each bottle with a glass plate; set bottles with mouth upward 8. Quickly insert a glowing splint into each bottle; record results Part C 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Obtain steel wool; use tongs to heat the steel wool with a Bunsen burner until glowing While still glowing, lower wool into bottle 4; record observation Obtain a bottle of air; repeat steps 1 and 2; record observation *** Carry following reaction out in fume hood product will yield poison gas*** Place small amount of S (sulfur) in a deflagration spoon and ignite by lowering into a Bunsen burner flame 6. Lower burning S into bottle 5; record observations 7. Lower burning S into a bottle of air; record results 8. Mg (magnesium) is a highly reactive metal; when ignited, it will react with O2 in the air and yields large amounts of heat and light 9. ***Do not look directly into Mg flame; large amounts of UV light will be emitted; can damage eyesight*** 10. ***DO NOT PLACE Mg INTO AN O2 BOTTLE*** 11. Obtain a 5cm strip of Mg ribbon; hold one end with tongs and light opposite end; record observation