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Preparation of Potassium
Tartrate
Common Synonyms of
Potassium sodium tartrate
nRochelle
salt
nSeignette
salt
Terminologies
nDeliquescence: property
of substance that
absorbs water in the air and dissolves in it.
nEfflorescence: property
of substance to give
up or liberate water of hydration.
nHygroscopic: property
of a substance to
absorb water in the air to form water of
hydration without dissolving in it.
Medical Uses of
Potassium sodium tartrate
nComponent
+
USES:
As Fehlings solution
nAlkaline
tartrate
nFehlings
nFehlings
or Chelate Complexation
Usually these ligands are organic compounds, and are called chelants,
chelators, chelating agents, or sequestering agents.
Properties:
nPhysical
Property:
Properties:
n
Reagent
Na3Co(NO2)6
K2H2Sb2O7
Color and
Nature
Yellow
precipitate
White
precipitate
Product
Formula
K2NaCo(NO2)6
Na2H2Sb2O7
Properties:
n
Tollens Test
Silver mirror
Properties:
n
Equation
White crystalline
precipitate
Properties:
n
Pyrolysis
Results: white residue + no effervescence
Complete Oxidation:
KNaC4H4O6.4H2O + O2 K2CO3 + Na2CO3 + CO2 + H2O
K2CO3 + H2SO4 K2SO4 + H2O
Na2CO3 + H2SO4 Na2SO4 + H2O
Properties:
n
Pyrolysis
Results: black residue + effervescence
Incomplete Oxidation:
KNaC4H4O6.4H2O + O2 K2CO3 + Na2CO3 + C + CO2 + H2O
K2CO3 + H2SO4 K2SO4 + CO2 + H2O
Na2CO3 + H2SO4 Na2SO4 + CO2 + H2O
nHeating
is insufficient
Properties:
n
Pyrolysis
(+) 3 M H2SO4
Results
Equation
Effervescence CO2
given off
Theoretical Yield
1mole Na CO .H O
2
3 2
3.3g Na2CO3.H2O x
124 g Na2CO3.H2O
10 g KHC4H4O6
2 mole R.S.
282.23 g R.S.
x 1mole Na CO .H O x
1 mole R.S.
2
3 2
1 mole KHC4H4O6
2 moles R.S.
282.23 g R.S.
x
x
188 g KHC4H4O6
2 moles KHC4H4O6
1 mole R.S.