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%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% University/School Laboratory Report
% LaTeX Template
% Version 4.0 (March 21, 2022)
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% This template originates from:
% https://www.LaTeXTemplates.com
%
% Authors:
% Vel ([email protected])
% Linux and Unix Users Group at Virginia Tech Wiki
%
% License:
% CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
%
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%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% PACKAGES AND DOCUMENT CONFIGURATIONS
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\documentclass[
letterpaper, % Paper size, specify a4paper (A4) or letterpaper (US letter)
10pt, % Default font size, specify 10pt, 11pt or 12pt
]{CSUniSchoolLabReport}
\addbibresource{sample.bib} % Bibliography file (located in the same folder as the template)
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% REPORT INFORMATION
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\title{Determination of the Atomic \\ Weight of Magnesium \\ CHEM 101} % Report title
\author{Michael \textsc{Slackenerny}} % Author name(s), add additional authors like: '\& James \textsc{Smith}'
\date{\today} % Date of the report
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\begin{document}
\maketitle % Insert the title, author and date using the information specified above
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{l r}
Date Performed: & February 13, 2022 \\ % Date the experiment was performed
Partners: & Cecilia \textsc{Smith} \\ % Partner names
& Tajel \textsc{Khumalo} \\
Instructor: & Professor \textsc{Rivera} % Instructor/supervisor
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
% If you need to include an abstract, uncomment the lines below
%\begin{abstract}
% Abstract text
%\end{abstract}
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% OBJECTIVE
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\section{Objective}
To determine the atomic weight of magnesium via its reaction with oxygen and to study the stoichiometry of the reaction (as defined in \ref{definitions}):
\begin{center}
\ce{2 Mg + O2 -> 2 MgO} % Chemical equations entered in \ce{} commands, see the mhchem package documentation for more information
\end{center}
% If you have more than one objective, uncomment the below:
%\begin{description}
% \item[First Objective] \hfill \\
% Objective 1 text
% \item[Second Objective] \hfill \\
% Objective 2 text
%\end{description}
\subsection{Definitions}\label{definitions} % Labels provide a point for referencing, in this case with \ref{definitions} to refer to this subsection number
\begin{description}
\item[Stoichiometry] The relationship between the relative quantities of substances taking part in a reaction or forming a compound, typically a ratio of whole integers.
\item[Atomic mass] The mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units. It is approximately equivalent to the number of protons and neutrons in the atom (the mass number) or to the average number allowing for the relative abundances of different isotopes.
\end{description}
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% EXPERIMENTAL DATA
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\section{Experimental Data}
\begin{tabular}{l l}
Mass of empty crucible & \SI{7.28}{\gram}\\ % Scientific/technical units are output using the \SI command, see the siunitx package documentation for more information on how to use this command
Mass of crucible and magnesium before heating & \SI{8.59}{\gram}\\
Mass of crucible and magnesium oxide after heating & \SI{9.46}{\gram}\\
Balance used & \#4\\
Magnesium from sample bottle & \#1
\end{tabular}
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% SAMPLE CALCULATION
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\section{Sample Calculation}
\begin{tabular}{ll}
Mass of magnesium metal & = \SI{8.59}{\gram} - \SI{7.28}{\gram}\\
& = \SI{1.31}{\gram}\\
Mass of magnesium oxide & = \SI{9.46}{\gram} - \SI{7.28}{\gram}\\
& = \SI{2.18}{\gram}\\
Mass of oxygen & = \SI{2.18}{\gram} - \SI{1.31}{\gram}\\
& = \SI{0.87}{\gram}
\end{tabular}
Because of this reaction, the required ratio is the atomic weight of magnesium: \SI{16.00}{\gram} of oxygen as experimental mass of Mg: experimental mass of oxygen or $\frac{x}{1.31} = \frac{16}{0.87}$ from which, $M_{\ce{Mg}} = 16.00 \times \frac{1.31}{0.87} = 24.1 = \SI{24}{\gram\per\mole}$ (to two significant figures).
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% RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS
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\section{Results and Conclusions}
The atomic weight of magnesium is concluded to be \SI{24}{\gram\per\mol}, as determined by the stoichiometry of its chemical combination with oxygen. This result is in agreement with the accepted value.
\begin{figure}[H] % [H] forces the figure to be placed exactly where it appears in the text
\centering % Horizontally center the figure
\includegraphics[width=0.65\textwidth]{placeholder} % Include the figure
\caption{Figure caption.}
\end{figure}
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% DISCUSSION
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\section{Discussion of Experimental Uncertainty}
The accepted value (periodic table) is \SI{24.3}{\gram\per\mole} \autocite{Smith:2022qr}. The percentage discrepancy between the accepted value and the result obtained here is 1.3\%. Because only a single measurement was made, it is not possible to calculate an estimated standard deviation (see \textcite{Smith:2021jd}).
The most obvious source of experimental uncertainty is the limited precision of the balance. Other potential sources of experimental uncertainty are: the reaction might not be complete; if not enough time was allowed for total oxidation, less than complete oxidation of the magnesium might have, in part, reacted with nitrogen in the air (incorrect reaction); the magnesium oxide might have absorbed water from the air, and thus weigh ``too much." Because the result obtained is close to the accepted value it is possible that some of these experimental uncertainties have fortuitously cancelled one another.
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% ANSWERS TO DEFINITIONS
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\section{Answers to Definitions}
\begin{enumerate}
\item The \textit{atomic weight of an element} is the relative weight of one of its atoms compared to C-12 with a weight of 12.0000000$\ldots$, hydrogen with a weight of 1.008, to oxygen with a weight of 16.00. Atomic weight is also the average weight of all the atoms of that element as they occur in nature.
\item The \textit{units of atomic weight} are two-fold, with an identical numerical value. They are g/mole of atoms (or just g/mol) or amu/atom.
\item \textit{Percentage discrepancy} between an accepted (literature) value and an experimental value is:
\begin{equation*}
\frac{\mathrm{experimental\;result} - \mathrm{accepted\;result}}{\mathrm{accepted\;result}}
\end{equation*}
\end{enumerate}
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% BIBLIOGRAPHY
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\printbibliography % Output the bibliography
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\end{document}