Converting Aluminum to Aluminum Potassium Sulfate

Preparation
Procedure
Review Questions

Not for Credit

Index

Goals

  • Practice new lab skills—specifically proper use of a balance, careful liquid measurement, solution preparation, and filtering using a Buchner funnel.
  • Reinforce topics brought up in class—in this case, conservation of mass and solubility.
  • Practice using stoichiometry and calculating percent yield.

Objective

To chemically convert aluminum to aluminum potassium sulfate (alum).

References

Zumdahl, Chemistry, 6th Edition, pg.108 - 121.