I'm doing this lab in AP Chemistry and the purpose is to:
prepare a partially striking coordination compound of copper(II), and perform some simple test to characterize the compound.
What does it mean to characterize a compound?
Is it just it's properties? or does it mean identify the final substance? or something else entirely?
I don't think the equation would help you much in the explanation for this, but I'll add it anyways:
CuSO4 * 5H2O + 4NH3 —> [Cu(NH3)4]SO4 * H2O+4H2O
If it's possible to give some examples in your explanation where it would fit, it would be very much appreciated.
also, in the lab I determined that the product was a base if that possibly has anything to do with it (I'm leaning towards this possibly being a possible characterization of the compound right now)
prepare a partially striking coordination compound of copper(II), and perform some simple test to characterize the compound.
What does it mean to characterize a compound?
Is it just it's properties? or does it mean identify the final substance? or something else entirely?
I don't think the equation would help you much in the explanation for this, but I'll add it anyways:
CuSO4 * 5H2O + 4NH3 —> [Cu(NH3)4]SO4 * H2O+4H2O
If it's possible to give some examples in your explanation where it would fit, it would be very much appreciated.
also, in the lab I determined that the product was a base if that possibly has anything to do with it (I'm leaning towards this possibly being a possible characterization of the compound right now)