Zinc And Iodine Experiment

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PURPOSE
The purpose of this experiment is to produce a product using Zinc and Iodine. At the end of this experiment the understanding of the Law Conversation of Mass will be acquired as well as the ability to visually distinguish between a chemical or physical change. Further carrying out this experiment, performs the abilities to determine and calculate the limiting reactant and excess reactant, figure out the empirical formula and balanced chemical equation and lastly performs the ability to calculate the percent yield. [3]
INTRODUCTION
The determination of what is the limiting reactant and excess reactant is crucial in Chemistry; specifically when producing products. “The limiting reactant is the element that will be used up first during the reaction, while the excess reactant is the element which will have some left over.” [1] Determining the limiting reactant will aid in predicting how much product will be produced. In future experiments, determining or choosing the desired limiting reactant will also be cost effective.
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Once the chemical equation is determined, the elements present in the reaction must have their molar masses determined as well as the molar mass of the entire product. The amount in grams of the element going to be used is then multiplied by the molar mass of the product and Mol: Mol ratio. Then it is divided by the molar mass of the individual element. [1] This is applied to all the elements. The element with the lowest value is the limiting reactant and the number produced is the theoretical