Aim :- To Study the Mohr's salt
Theory
:- Mohr's salt or ammonium ferrous sulphate is the inorganic
compound with the formula (NH4)2Fe(SO4)2.6H2O containing two different
cations Fe2+ and NH4+. It is classified as a double salt of ferrous sulphate and
ammonium sulphate.
It is a common laboratory reagent. Like the other ferrous sulphale salts, ferrous
ammonium sulphate dissolves in water to give the aquo complex which has
octahedral molecular geometry. Mohr's salt has a molar mass of 392.21 g/mol
and it appears as a blue green solid
Preparation
Mohr's salt is prepared by dissolving an equimolar mixture of hydrated ferrous
sulphate and ammonium sulphate in water; containing a little of sulphuric acid
and the crystallization from the solution. On crystallization light green crystals of
ferrous ammonium; sulphate separate out.
Ferrous sulphate FeSO4.7H2O
Ammonium sulphate (NH4)2 SO4 \
Mohr's Salt FeSO4-(NH4)2SO4.6HO
Materials required:
Apparatus: Two beakers, china dish, funnel, funnel stand, glass rod, wash bottle,
tripode stand, wire gauze, ferrous sulphate crystals, ammonium sulphate
crystals, dilute sulphate crystals, dilute sulphuric acid, and ethyl alcohol.
Procedure:1. Take a clean 250ml beaker, transfer 7g FeSO4 and 3.5g (NH4)2SO4 crystals to
it. Add 2.3 ml dilute H2SO4 (to prevent hydrolysis)
2. In another beaker boil 20 ml H2O for 5 minutes (to expand air)
3. Add boiling hot H2O to the content in small quantities. Stir until salts have
completely dissolved.
4. Filter it and heat the filtrate in a china dish till it concentrate to crystallization
point
5. Place the china dish over the beaker full of cold H20,cool it and collect the
crystals.
