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You will be able to measure the freezing point depression of lauric acid that takes place with the addition of benzoic acid
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Department of Physical Sciences Kingsborough Community College The City University of New York Winter 2010
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Freezing Point Depression of Lauric Acid
Reading assignment: Chang, Chemistry 9th^ edition, pages 526-539.
Goals We will measure the freezing point depression of lauric acid that takes place with the addition of benzoic acid. From the freezing point depression of lauric acid we can determine the molar mass of benzoic acid.
Equipment and Supplies LabPro interface, LoggerPro software, two stainless steel temperature probes, hot plate, test tube containing ~8 g lauric acid, test tube containing ~8 g lauric acid and ~1 g benzoic acid, 600-mL beaker, two 250-mL beakers, glass stirring rod. Bring a flash drive.
Discusion When a liquid is cooled below the temperature at which it freezes (TF) it will undergo a transition from the liquid state to the solid state.
When a nonvolatile solute is added to a liquid solvent, the freezing point of the solvent is lowered by an amount that is proportional to the molal concentration of the solute. This lowering (depression) of the freezing point of the solvent can be represented using the following equation:
where K (^) F is called the freezing point depression constant and is a property of the solvent. The freezing point depression is also proportional to the molal concentration of the solute, m. Normal melting points and values of KF are shown below for several common materials.
Material mp ( C) KF Material mp ( C) KF ^
kg °C mol acetone -94.9 4.04 lauric acid 45 3. acetic acid 16.7 3.90 naphthalene 80.5 6. ammonia -77.7 0.957 phenol 40.5 7. aniline -6.3 5.87 sulfuric acid 10 1. benzene 5.5 5.12 water 0.0 1. cyclohexane 6.6 20.0 o-xylene -25 4.
Freezing-point depression depends on the concentration of the solute. The molality of the solution is a measure of concentration and is defined as:
moles of solute molality = kilograms of solvent
Unlike molarity, molality does not depend on temperature because the mass of the solvent doesn’t change with temperature. Freezing-point depression is an example of a colligative property. Colligative properties are ones which depend on the relative amounts of solvents and solutes. Other examples of colligative properties include boiling-point elevation and osmotic pressure.
Freezing point depression is a useful phenomenon. The temperature range that cooling systems in cars operate is expanded by adding ethylene glycol to water. This is one reason that cars can operate in temperatures below 0°C. In this experiment we will use the freezing point depression of lauric acid to determine the molar mass of the solute benzoic acid.
ethylene glycol lauric acid benzoic acid (component in antifreeze)
Procedure
Proper eye protection must be worn throughout this experiment. The wires for temperature probes must be kept away from the hot plate.
Students work in groups of 2-3, depending on the availability of computer workstations.
Mode = Timed Based Length = 10 minutes Sampling Rate = 15 samples/minute Oversampling = Not Selected
Calculations
1 2 2 1 FREEZING 2 1
b m - b m y = = T m - m
where m 1 and b (^1)
are the slope and y-intercept for the first line and m 2 and b 2 are the slope and y-intercept for the second line.
The linear fits are determined by using the curve fitting option in the analysis menu. Once these fits are made and the intercept is determined, record the freezing point in the Data Sheet. Title the graph to give information concerning which materials were studied. Once the two cooling curves have been analyzed save the file to a diskette and print a copy of the graph (not the data) in Landscape mode.
measured directly calculated from FPD
mass (g) mass of benzoicacid molar mass = moles moles of benzoicacid
The mass of the benzoic acid in the mixture was measured and is reported in the data sheet. The moles of benzoic acid can be determined from the freezing point depression.
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Data
The freezing point depression T = KF·m where KF is the molal freezing point depression constant and m is the molality of the solute.
Molality is defined as :
molessolute m = kg solvent
Rearrangement gives: mol solute = (m) x (kg solvent) where kg of solvent is the mass of the solvent (lauric
acid) in the mixture. This gives the moles of the solute. The mass of the lauric acid was measured in grams so a conversion to kilograms must be made (1 kg = 1000 g).
formula experimental formula
%difference = x MM
where MM is the molar mass.
Data Sheet Freezing Point Depression of Lauric Acid
Name Date
Mass of lauric acid in the mixture g
Mass of lauric acid in the mixture kg (1 kg = 1000 g)
Mass of benzoic acid g
Calculations All calculations should be clearly shown on a separate piece of paper.
TF for pure lauric acid °C
TF for mixture (lauric acid + benzoic acid) °C
Freezing point depression, T °C
Molality of benzoic acid molkg –
Moles of benzoic acid mol
Molar mass (experimental) gmol –
Molar mass (from formula) gmol –
% difference
Calculations Sheet