Lab Report: Synthesis of Alum from Aluminum Foil in Chemistry 1320, Lab Reports of Chemistry

Download Lab Report: Synthesis of Alum from Aluminum Foil in Chemistry 1320 and more Lab Reports Chemistry in PDF only on Docsity! Name Lab Instructor Date Lab Section Chemistry 1320 Laboratory Winter 2007 Experiment One – Laboratory Methods The Synthesis Of Common Alum From Aluminum Foil Postlaboratory Questions 1.) Could you make alum with metals like beryllium, magnesium, or calcium? Why or why not? 2.) Write ionic equations and the net ionic equations for the following reactions: a.) For the reaction in Steps 2-4 b.) For the reaction in Steps 8–9 3.) Why should you not dry the alum by heating the alum in a beaker with a hot flame?