CHEMISTRY PROJECT
NAME: YASH CHUDAMAN PATIL
CLASS: XII SCIENCE
THE JAIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
TEACHERS’S SIGNATIURE
PROJECT CERTIFICATE
Name of the institution : The Jain International School
This is to certify that : YASH PATIL
Has satisfactorily completed the course experiments
in Chemistry Practical
Seal of institution
Prescribed by
VENKATESH SIR
ANALYSING
A
PIECE
OF
BRASS
QUANLITATIVELY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I WISH TO EXPRESS MY EXTREME GRATITUDE AND SINCERE THANKS
TO THE PRINCIPAL ANMOL BDJATIA, THE JAIN INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL, FOR HER ENCOURAGEMENT AND FOR ALL THE FACILITIES
THAT SHE PROVIDED FOR THIS PROJECT WORK. I SINCERELY
APPRECIATE THIS MAGNANITY BY TAKING ME INTO HERE FOLD FOR
WHICH I SHALL REMAIN INDEBTED TO HER. I EXTEND MY HEARTY
THANKS
TO WHO GUIDED ME TO THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS
PROJECT. I TAKE THIS OPPORUTNITY TO EXPRESS MY DEEM SENSE OF
GRATITUDE FOR HER INVAUABLE GUIDENCE, CONSTAN
ENCORUAGEMENT. CONTRUCTIVE COMMENTS, SYMPATHETIC
ATTITUDE AND IMMENSE MOTIVATON WHICH SUSTAINED MY EFFORTS
AT ALL STAGES OF THIS PROJECT WORK.
AIM IS TO ANALISE A PIECE OF
BRASS QUANTATIVELy
Brass in an alloy of copper and zinc=c. Small amount of iron and Iead
are also present. This dissolves in 50% nitricGenerates the ions of
theconstituting metals in solutions. Presence of these ions in the solution
can be confirmed by Qualitative inorganic analysis scheme
Cu + 8 HNO3 Cu ( NO3 )2 (aq) +4 H2 O (I) +2 NO
Zn + 8 HNO3 Cu ( NO3 )2 (aq) +4 H2 O (I) +2 NO
An alloy is a homogeneous mixture of two or more metals or
Metals and non- metals. In other words, it is a solid solution of Two or
more metals or metals and non- metals. It is prepared By first melting
the main metal, and then, dissolving the other Elements in it in a definite
proportion. It is then cooled to the Room temperature, If one of the
metals in mercury, then theAlloy is known as amalgam. The electrical
conductivity of an Alloy is less than that of pure metals.
More than ten thousand alloy have been prepared so far and
About hundreds of them are in common use, for example, Stainless steel,
brass, bronze, duralumin, soldering metal, gun Metal, etc. So, a large
number of alloys have been prepared Because the properties of the
parent metal constituting the Alloy is modified a lot by alloy formation.
For example, pure Copper metal is soft and ductile, but when it is alloyed
with Small amount of zinc, becomes hard
Thus, alloy are made to improve the
Following Properties of metal
For increasing hardness
For increasing tensile strength
For increasing chemical resistance
For lowering melting point
For modifying color
Alloys are prepared from the metal generally by fusion technique.
That is, metal are converted first to molten state, mixed well and
Then allowed to solidify again. A number of methods, instrumental as
Well as chemical, are known for finding out the constituent of an
Alloy. In chemical method, first a solution of the alloy is being
Prepared, and then presence of various constituents can be tested
Either by applying spots i.e. making use og different organic reagents
Of by applying regular qualitative inorganic analysis scheme.
MATERAL REQUIRED:
Test tubes, test-tube stand, beaker, funnel, test-tube holder, sand paper ,
filter paper.
CHEMICAL:
Common laboratory reagents.
PROCEDURE:
1. Clean a piece of brass with sand paper. Wash it with water. Cut it
into small pieces and places the pieces in a clean Beaker.
2. (II) Add to it about 10ml of 50% nitric acid. Heat the contents in
Fume-closet until the brass pieces dissolve. Concentrate the
Solution to a pasty mass
3. (III) Dissolve the residue in about 10ml of hot distilled water and
Filter if there is any turbidity. The solution so obtained will be
The original solution for inorganic analysis.
4. (IV)Follow the following procedure for detection of various
Cations present in the original solution
Experiment Observation Inference
Original solution + No ppts. Ag+,Hq2 2+ Pb2+ are
Dill HCI absent
Pass H2 S gas through Black ppts. Gr ( II ) or Cu2+ is
above solution. present
Filter & preserve the
filtrate for the test for
Zn2+
Dissolve the black ppts Bluish green coloration Cu2+ present
in 50% hot nitric acid
Add excess of NH4 OH Deep blue color Cu2+ confirmed.
above solution ( 4 )
Boil off H2S gas from Dirty white ppt. Zn2+ may be
filtrate (3) . add NH4 CI present
And NH4OH into it &
pass H2S gas through
the ammonium
solution.
Filter the dirty – white Bluish white ppt. Zn2+ presence
ppts. Dissolves these in confirmed.
minimum amount of
dil. HCI. Boil off H2S.
Cool &add Potassium
ferrocyanide solution
into it.
Observation table
