Filtration Experiment

 Aim: Separate a mixture we have made using filtration

Hypothesis: I think that with this experiment happens that both of the liquids will mix and create one liquid, a mixture of both used. Even when they try to have one filter out it will happen to quick with them both mixing causing a light blue colour and one combination of the both. The reason the mix will happen is that the two have the same sized particles making it impossible for them to separate in the filter.

METHOD:

1. Pour approximately 50mL of copper sulfate solution into a beaker.

2. Add the same volume of sodium carbonate solution.

A reaction will happen, you should see a cloudy blue

precipitate form called copper carbonate.

 

3.fold filter paper to fit inside the funnel

4. Place the funnel with the filter paper inside of it, into the mouth of a conical flask.

 

5. we Stirred the mixture in the beaker, then carefully pour it into the funnel. 

6. Observed what happened.

We watched as the two chemicals, Copper sulfate and Sodium Carbonate were put into the funnel

making the combo called Copper Carbonate and Sodium Sulfate. I saw as the Sodium Sulfate came

through as a liquid in the funnel filter and the Copper Carbonate stay put as a solid, a precipitate.

The reason what happened was because of the mixed chemicals being Copper Carbonate previously

before called Copper Sulfate and Sodium Sulfate also previously called Sodium Carbonate being put in

together and each being too different states, one being a solid (copper Carbonate) and the other being a liquid (Sodium Sulfate). Copper Carbonate stayed put because it was a solid and once the Sodium Sulfate, a liquid came through

the filter, it allowed the Copper Carbonate to solidify with Sodium's presence gone.