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One student who performed the calcium supplement experiment had the following en

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Question

One student who performed the calcium supplement experiment had the following

entries in their laboratory notebook:

Table 1. Calcium Supplement Information

mass of beaker:                     55:601 g

mass of beaker + sample:    56:223 g

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net mass of supplement:

Table 2. Calcium Carbonate

mass of watch glass + lter paper:                                        3:570 g

mass of watch glass + lter paper + dry precipitate:             4:117 g

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net mass CaCO3 recovered:

mass percent CaCO3:

mass percent Ca2+:

Table 3. Section Data

Student CaCO3 Ca2+

         1. 44:6%

       2. 45:5%

      3. 43:9%

      4. 44:0%

       5. 43:8%

      6. 44:9%

      7. 44:7%

     8. 44:6%

     9

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Averages:

(a) Complete Tables 1 - 3.

(b) Add the students results to the Section Data and determine (a) the average mass

percent CaCO3 and average mass percent Ca2+ for the supplement; (b) the sample

standard deviation (s) for the mass percent CaCO3 and mass percent Ca2+; and

(c) the 90% and 95% condence intervals for the mass percent CaCO3 and mass

percent Ca2+.

Explanation / Answer

Table 1. Calcium Supplement Information

mass of beaker:                     55:601 g

mass of beaker + sample:    56:223 g

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net mass of supplement:= 0.622 g

Table 2. Calcium Carbonate

mass of watch glass + lter paper:                                        3:570 g

mass of watch glass + lter paper + dry precipitate:             4:117 g

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net mass CaCO3 recovered: 0.622 g

mass percent CaCO3: (mass of  CaCO3/ total mass)*100

= 100%

mass percent Ca2+:

molar mass of CaCO3=100

    molar mass of Ca+2   := 40

number of  Ca+2   =2

mass percent of Ca+2   = (number of  Ca+2   *molar mass ofCa+2   / molar mass of CaCO3)*100

=(2*40/200)*100

=40%

Table 3. Section Data

Student CaCO3 Ca2+

         1. 44:6%

       2. 45:5%

      3. 43:9%

      4. 44:0%

       5. 43:8%

      6. 44:9%

      7. 44:7%

     8. 44:6%

Averages= (44.6%+45.5%+43.9%+44.0%+43.8%+44.9%+44.7%+44.6%)/8

= 356/8%

=44.5%