Objectives:
To use the law of conservation of mass and the law of definite proportions
To calculate empirical formula of a compound
To purify the major product by converting the by-products into the major product
Curriculum alignments:
NGSS
HS-PS1-7. Use mathematical representations to support the claim that atoms, and therefore mass are conserved during a chemical reaction.
IB-DP
Structure 1.4. Counting particles by mass: The mole
AP
4.5. Stoichiometry
AS & A Level
3.1.2.4 Empirical and molecular formula
MEB
10.1 Basic laws of chemistry and chemical calculations