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    Experiment 3 Crystallisation of Impure Copper Sulphate

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    1. The document describes a procedure to prepare crystals of pure copper sulfate (CuSO4.5H2O) from an impure sample. An impure sample of copper sulfate is dissolved in water and filtered. 2. The filtrate is concentrated by heating until crystallization occurs. It is then cooled slowly to allow blue copper sulfate crystals to form. 3. The crystals are separated, washed, dried, and stored in a dry test tube. Following the procedure yields pure triclinic, transparent blue copper sulfate crystals.

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    Experiment 3 Crystallisation of Impure Copper Sulphate

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    1. The document describes a procedure to prepare crystals of pure copper sulfate (CuSO4.5H2O) from an impure sample. An impure sample of copper sulfate is dissolved in water and filtered. 2. The filtrate is concentrated by heating until crystallization occurs. It is then cooled slowly to allow blue copper sulfate crystals to form. 3. The crystals are separated, washed, dried, and stored in a dry test tube. Following the procedure yields pure triclinic, transparent blue copper sulfate crystals.

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    1. The document describes a procedure to prepare crystals of pure copper sulfate (CuSO4.5H2O) from an impure sample. An impure sample of copper sulfate is dissolved in water and filtered. 2. The filtrate is concentrated by heating until crystallization occurs. It is then cooled slowly to allow blue copper sulfate crystals to form. 3. The crystals are separated, washed, dried, and stored in a dry test tube. Following the procedure yields pure triclinic, transparent blue copper sulfate crystals.

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    Experiment 3 Crystallisation of Impure Copper Sulphate

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    1. The document describes a procedure to prepare crystals of pure copper sulfate (CuSO4.5H2O) from an impure sample. An impure sample of copper sulfate is dissolved in water and filtered. 2. The filtrate is concentrated by heating until crystallization occurs. It is then cooled slowly to allow blue copper sulfate crystals to form. 3. The crystals are separated, washed, dried, and stored in a dry test tube. Following the procedure yields pure triclinic, transparent blue copper sulfate crystals.

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    Aim (pen/pencil)

    To Prepare Crystals of Pure Copper Sulphate


    (CuSO4.5H2O) from a given impure sample of the
    blue vitriol
    Theory(pen)
    The given sample is shaken with water. A few drops of dilute sulphuric acid are
    added to it in order to prevent hydrolysis of copper sulphate. Copper sulphate
    present in the sample gets dissolved while the insoluble impurities are left behind.
    The solution is filtered. The filtrate is concentrated to the crystallisation point and
    then cooled. On cooling, crystals of copper sulphate (CuSO4.5H2O) separate out.

    Requirements(pen/pencil)
    Crude sample of copper sulphate, a 400 ml beaker, a china dish, a funnel, an
    evaporating dish and a policeman (glass rod).

    Procedure(pen)
    1. Preparation of Solution. Take about 25-30 ml of water and add to it small
    quantities of the powdered crude copper sulphate. Stir well to dissolve it. Make
    several additions of the powdered sample till a little of it remains undissolved even if
    it is stirred for sometime. Now add 2-3 ml of dilute sulphuric acid to make the solution
    clear. This prevents hydrolysis of the copper sulphate.
    2. Filtration of the Solution and Concentration of the Filtrate to Crystallisation
    point. Filter the solution and collect the filtrate in a china impurities are left as
    residue on the filter paper.
    Heat the china dish on a sand bath till the solution is reduced to about one-third of its
    original volume. As the solution gets heated up, it is stirred well with a glass rod to
    avoid crust formation on the side of the dish. If the crust is formed, it is dissolved into
    the solution by removing it with glass rod. Don’t allow the solution in the dish to boil.
    Remove a drop of the solution at the end of a glass rod and cool it by blowing. The
    appearance of a crust or tiny crystals on the glass rod shows that the crystallisation
    point has reached. Now turn off the burner and stop heating. Transfer the hot
    saturated solution in a crystallising dish.
    3. Cooling the Hot Saturated Solution. Place the crystallisation dish containing hot
    saturated solution on a beaker containing water filled to the brim and allow it to cool
    slowly for sometime. Deep blue crystals of copper sulphate will appear. After about
    half an hour, the crystallisation is complete.
    4. Separation of Crystals and Drying. Decant off the mother liquor carefully. Wash
    the crystals with a little ethyl alcohol containing small amount of cold water.
    Re¬move the crystals on a filter paper which soaks the solution. Transfer the crystals
    on another filter paper and dry them by pressing gently between the folds of the filter
    papers or by spreading on a porous plate. Transfer the crystals to a dry test tube and
    cork it (Fig. 5.12).

    The crystals of pure copper sulphate (CuSO4.5H2O) are triclinic, transparent


    and blue.
    Precautions(pen/pencil)
    1. The filtrate should be evaporated slowly by gently heating during concentration.
    2. The filtrate is to be evaporated only up to the crystallisation point. It should never
    be heated to dryness. Avoid over heating of the solution.
    3. The solution should be cooled slowly without disturbing it. It should never be
    cooled rapidly.
    4. Wash the crystals with the washing liquid 3-4 times using very small amount of the
    liquid each time.
    5. In case the crystals obtained are very small, it means that the solution has been
    concentrated more than that required at the crystallisation stage.

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