A-13 
REPORT:  EXPERIMENT A - PREPARATION OF COPPER(II) 
SULFATE 
 
 
Name   
 
 
Section  ___________  Date  
 
 
Laboratory Instructor   
 
 
1.  
Write the balanced molecular equation for each of the following chemical reactions: 
a. 
Formation of copper(II) nitrate from copper metal.   
 
 
3 Cu
(s)
 + 8 HNO
3(aq) 
 
 
b. 
Formation of copper(II) carbonate from copper(II) nitrate.   
 
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c. 
Formation of copper(II) sulfate from copper(II) carbonate.   
 
 
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2. 
a) 
Gases were produced in Parts I, II, and III of this experiment.  Identify these gases.  
 
 
 
Part I:________ , _______ 
Part II: 
 
 
 
Part III: 
 
 
 
 
 
b) 
Write the balanced molecular equations for the reactions that produce: 
 
 
 
i) 
the red-brown gas in Part I.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ii) 
the gas in Part II.