SCIENCE: acids and bases

SCIENCE
HOW TO MAKE SALT USING METALS,SOLOUBLE BASES OR INSOLUBLE CARBONATES.
AIM: to produce copper sulfate salt by reacting copper oxide with an acid.

EQUIPERMENT: copper oxide powder, dilute (1.0 mol L-1) sulfate acid, 50 ml measuring cylinder, two 100 ml beakers, Bunsen burner, tripod, gauze mat, funnel, filter paper, thermometer, spatula, evaporating basin, stirring rod.

METHOD

1. add 20ml of sulfuric acid to a 100ml beaker. heat the acid until it reaches 70°C. turn off your bunsen burner. no not boil your acid.
2. once heated, use a spatula to add pea sized portions off copper oxide to the beaker, stir the mixture for 30 sec.
3. repeat step 2 until no more will dissolve. allow the beaker to cool.
4. fold the filter paper and place it in the funnel. place the filter funnel into the second beaker.
5. make sure the beaker is cool enough to hold at the top. the contents should still be hot. you may need your teacher to complete this step.
6. gently swirl the content of the beaker mix, and then pour into the filter paper in the funnel.allow to filter through.
7. rinse the beaker you used to heat the mixture previously and place it back on top of your tripod filled with 50-6oml  of water.
8. Place the evaporating basin on top of this beaker and carefully pour some of the solutions from the other beaker into the evaporating basin.
9. gently heat the beaker until the solution in the evaporating basin has reduced by half.
10.  leave the evaporating basin to cool once cool move the vaporising basin to a warm place where it will not be disturbed (eg windows) and observe of the next the few days.