EXPERIMENT NO.

Differences Between Organic

And Inorganic Compounds And
Tests For Elements Found In
Organic Compounds

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Sa n dre Ro se Ro sa le s
Ni ch ol e Ja n e
Vil la m o r
Kev i n Za ba la

OBJECTIVES

OBJECTIVES

1.

To learn the tests used

to identify the elements
present
in
organic
compounds
To be able to perform
combustion, addition of
strong base and heating,
and
Belstein
Test
properly

2.

To observe some of the

fundamental differences in
properties of organic and
inorganic compounds
To determine the
properties of organic and
inorganic
compounds
upon
heating,
in
conductivity,
and
in
ionization

OBJECTIVES
METHODOLOGY
Tests for Elements
Present in Organic
Compounds
Combustion
Addition of a
Strong Base and
Heating
Belstein Test

Differences in
Properties of Organic
and Inorganic
Compounds
Differences Upon
Heating
Differences In
Conductivity
Differences In
Ionization

RESULTS

OBJECTIVES

Combustion

2Ca(OH)

+
2Ca(OH)
O2(g)
2CaO
+
C3H8 (g)2(l)
2O
2CaCO
3C(s)3(s)
2 (l) ++ CO
(s) +
2 (g)
Figure
Figure
1.3 1.2
Reaction
Reaction
Between
Between
Limewater
Limewater
andand
and
Carbon
Oxygen
Dioxide
Figure
1.1
Reaction
Between
Propane
Oxygen
2H
O
2H4H
O(g)
O
22
2(g) (g)

RESULTS

OBJECTIVES

Addition of a Strong Base

NaOH

2Na+

Na+
+

OH

Heating

S Na2S

Na2S 2Na+

&

S2- + Pb2+ PbS

addition of egg albumin

S2addition of lead acetate

2NaOH(a) +
(NH
)
CO
Na2CO3(s) +
2
2
(s)
Figure 1.4 Reaction During the Albumin Test
2NH3(g) Figure 1.4 Reaction Between Sodium Hydroxide and Urea

RESULTS

OBJECTIVES

Differences
Upon
Heating
Belstein
Test
Table 1.1 Results for Belstein Test
Substances
HCl, KI, CHCl3, KBr

+
saliva and rubbing of

Color hea
of Flame
green
t flame

Ccopper
+ O2(g) CO2(g) +
12H12O11(s)
halides
C12NaCl
H12O11(s)

12C
+
+
O

no
(s)
2
Figure 1.9 Reaction of Sucrose With Oxygen
H2O(g) Figure
Figure
1.7
Reaction
of Sucrose
NaCl in
Upon
Heating
1.61.8
Reaction
of Halides
the
Belstein
Test
Figure
Reaction
of
Upon
Heating
H
O
reaction
hands

no color

RESULTS

OBJECTIVES

Differences in Conductivity

NaCl

Na
KI +

K
+
+
+

+
+

+
Cl

+
I

Figure 1.11 Ionization of NaCl

Figure 1.14 Ionization of KI

NaCl
benzene
KI

conductivity
apparatus

Figure
Figure
1.15
1.10
Conductivity
Conductivity
Test
Test
for
for
Sucrose
NaCl
Figure
Figure
1.12
1.13
Conductivity
Conductivity
Test
Test
for
Benzene
for
KI

RESULTS

OBJECTIVES

Differences in Ionization

NaCl(aq) + AgNO3(aq) AgCl(s) +

Figure 1.16 Reaction Between Sodium Chloride and Silver Nitrate
NaNO

Organic compounds are compounds of

carbon that usually contain hydrogen and
other elements such as oxygen, nitrogen,
sulfur and halogens (F, Cl, Br, or I).
compounds have low melting
and boiling points, are bad conductors of
electricity, and hardly ionize in solutions
while inorganic compounds are the
opposite.
Organic

CONCLUSION

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