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`Laura M. Brigandi, Phyllis A. Leber, and Claude H. Yoder
`Department of Chemistry
`Franklin & Marshall College
`Lancaster, PA 17604
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`Supplemental Material for Online Publication
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`Lab Documentation
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`Student Material
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`I. Experimental Procedure
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`Due to the possible hazards involved in working with acid and hydroxide
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`solutions, safety glasses should be worn at all times. Gloves are also recommended.
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`Synthesis of the Copper Hydroxy Double Salts
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`Malachite – Cu2(OH)2CO3 (1)
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`Weigh approximately 4 g of CuSO4•5H2O to the nearest 0.01 g and dissolve it in
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`approximately 20 mL distilled water. Next, weigh approximately 2 g of Na2CO3 to the
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`nearest 0.01 g, and dissolve in approximately 20 mL distilled water. Add the Na2CO3
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`solution to the CuSO4 solution and stir. Heat the solution, covered with a watch glass, on
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`a hot plate for 30 minutes on low heat, then let the solution cool for 1 hour. Filter the
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`solution using suction with a Buchner funnel and fine filter paper. Let the precipitate air
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`dry for 1 hour, then dry in a 120ºC oven for 1 hour in a crystallizing dish.
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`Brochantite – Cu4(OH)6SO4
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`Weigh, to the nearest 0.01 g, approximately 2 grams solid NaOH, to make 50 mL
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`of 1.0 M NaOH solution. Prepare the solution by dissolving the solid in distilled water
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`and diluting to 50 mL in a graduated cylinder. Next, prepare 50 mL of a 1.0 M solution of
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`CuSO4•5H2O by weighing out 12.5 g of solid and dissolving in distilled water, then
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`diluting to 50 mL in a graduated cylinder. Pour the CuSO4 solution into a 250 mL beaker.
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`Add the NaOH solution by buret, allowing the NaOH to drip quickly into the 250 mL
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`beaker while the CuSO4 solution is being stirred on a magnetic stir plate. Let the solution
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`stir on the stir plate for at least 30 minutes after all the NaOH has been added. Filter the
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`solution using suction with a Buchner funnel and fine filter paper. Let the precipitate air
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`dry for 1 hour, then dry in a 120ºC oven for 1 hour in a crystallizing dish.
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`Paratacamite – Cu4(OH)6Cl2 (2)
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`Prepare 50 mL of a 0.5 M solution of CuCl2•2H2O by weighing out 4.3 g and
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`dissolving in distilled water, then diluting to 50 mL in a graduated cylinder. Pour the
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`CuCl2 solution into a 250 mL beaker. Next, weigh out, to the nearest 0.01 g,
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`approximately 2 g of NaOH and dissolve in distilled water to make 100 mL of 0.5 M
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`solution. Add the NaOH solution in 5- or 10-mL aliquots, stirring with a stirring rod after
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`each addition. Also, after each addition, test the solution’s pH using pH paper. Add
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`enough NaOH to bring the solution to a pH of 9. As the pH approaches 9, reduce the
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`aliquot size to 1 mL so as not to pass the required pH.
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`Heat the solution, covered with a watch glass, on a hot plate for 30 minutes on
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`low heat, then let the solution cool for 1 hour. Filter the solution using suction with a
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`Buchner funnel and fine filter paper. Let the precipitate air dry for 1 hour, then dry in a
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`120ºC oven for 1 hour in a crystallizing dish.
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`Cu4(OH)6Br2
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`Weigh, to the nearest 0.01 g, approximately 2 grams solid NaOH, to make 50 mL
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`of 1.0 M NaOH solution. Prepare the solution by dissolving the solid in distilled water
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`and diluting to 50 mL in a graduated cylinder. Next, prepare 50 mL of a 1.0 M solution of
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`CuBr2 by weighing 11.2 g of solid and dissolving in distilled water, then diluting to 50
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`mL in a graduated cylinder. Pour the CuBr2 solution into a 250 mL beaker. Add the
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`NaOH solution by buret, allowing the NaOH to drip quickly into the 250 mL beaker
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`while the CuBr2 solution is being stirred on a magnetic stir plate. Let the solution stir on
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`the stir plate for at least 30 minutes after all the NaOH has been added. Filter the solution
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`using suction with a Buchner funnel and fine filter paper. Let the precipitate air dry for 1
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`hour, then dry in a 120ºC oven for 1 hour in a crystallizing dish.
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`Analysis of the Copper Hydroxy Double Salts
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`Qualitative Tests
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`In order to ensure that a compound has been made with the expected ions,
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`qualitative tests may be performed on a small scale in a test tube or small beaker.
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`Copper, found in all four compounds, can be identified by the complex ion it
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`forms with ammonia, Cu(NH3)4
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`2+, as shown in the equation below.
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`Cu2+ + 4NH3 ! Cu(NH3)4
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`2+
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`(1)
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`Addition of 6 M ammonia to a small sample of the solid compound will dissolve the
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`product and produce a dark blue solution if copper is present.
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`The hydroxide ion, also found in all four compounds, can be identified by infrared
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`spectroscopy. The IR spectrum obtained from a dry mineral oil mull should contain a
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`broad OH peak at 3100 - 3300 cm-1 if the compound contains the ion.
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`The carbonate ion in malachite is determined by reaction with acid. The addition
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`of 6 M HCl to a small sample of the solid compound will liberate CO2 gas, indicated by
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`the fizzing of the sample. The reaction of carbonate is shown in the following reaction.
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`CO3
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`2- + 2H+ ! H2O + CO2(g)
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`(2)
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`The chloride in paratacamite and the bromide in Cu4(OH)6Br2 can be observed by
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`precipitation of AgCl or AgBr with AgNO3.
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`Ag+ + Cl- ! AgCl(s)
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`(3)
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`Additionally, the sulfate ion in brochantite can be identified by precipitation of BaSO4
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`with BaCl2.
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`Ba2+ + SO4
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`2- ! BaSO4(s)
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`(4)
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`In all three reactions, a small sample of the compound is dissolved in nitric acid, and the
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`BaCl2 or AgNO3 solution is added and mixed well. The observation of a white precipitate
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`is indicative of the desired ions.
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`% Copper by Colorimetry (3)
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`Before analyzing the double salts, a graph of standard solutions must be prepared
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`against which the double salt values will be compared. Begin by preparing at least 5
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`standard solutions by measuring out approximately 0.7 g CuSO4•5H2O (weighed to 1 mg)
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`and dissolving it in 20 mL of distilled water. Add 6 M NH3 until the solution is dark blue
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`and clear. Dilute the solution with distilled water to 100 mL in a volumetric flask.
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`Carefully measure out 60 mL of this solution in a graduated cylinder and dilute again
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`with distilled water to 100 mL in a volumetric flask, adding 6 M NH3 if the solution
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`appears cloudy. Continue this process of dilution to make 5 solutions.
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`Place a sample of each solution in a colorimeter to determine the absorbance at a
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`wavelength of 650 nm. Once all 5 absorbances are obtained, prepare a graph of
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`absorbance v. concentration of copper. This graph will be used to calculate the
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`concentration of copper of the double salt solutions.
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`Next, dissolve a 0.1 g sample of the double salt (measured to 1 mg) in 6 M NH3.
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`Dilute to 100 mL with distilled water in a volumetric flask. Place a sample of the solution
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`in the same colorimeter and determine the absorbance at a wavelength of 650 nm.
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`Calculate the percent copper in the sample using the equation from the graph and the
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`mass of double salt used.
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`% Carbonate by Formation of CO2 (4)
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`Weigh approximately 0.1 g of malachite to the nearest 1 mg. Place the sample in a
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`side-arm test tube with a 12-inch length of tubing attached to the sidearm. Next, pour 2
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`mL of 6 M HCl into a small test tube and slide the test tube inside the side-arm, being
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`careful not to spill any HCl. Stopper the side-arm test tube. Then fill a large crystallizing
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`dish with water. Fill a 25-mL graduated cylinder to the brim with water and place
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`parafilm over the top. Try to get as little air in the graduated cylinder as possible. Turn
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`the graduated cylinder upside down, place it in the crystallizing dish, and carefully
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`remove the parafilm. Insert the other end of the tygon tubing (from the side arm test tube)
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`into the graduated cylinder.
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`Begin the reaction by turning the test tube upside down so that the HCl spills out
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`of the small test tube and reacts with the solid on the bottom. The CO2 that forms will
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`bubble into the graduated cylinder. If necessary, repeatedly flip the side-arm test tube
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`until the entire compound has reacted with the HCl and a green liquid remains in the test
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`tube. When finished, record the volume of CO2 in the graduated cylinder, the temperature
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`of the water, and the atmospheric pressure, and calculate the percent carbonate using the
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`ideal gas law and the mass of malachite used. The vapor pressure of water should be
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`taken into account in the calculation.
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`% Sulfate by Gravimetric Precipitation
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`Weigh approximately 0.1 g of brochantite (to the nearest 0.1 mg) into a beaker
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`and dissolve in 40 mL of H2O with 6 mL of 1 M HNO3. Add 4 mL 0.2 M BaCl2. Heat the
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`solution on a hot plate for 1 hour, then let the solution sit overnight to allow the
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`precipitate to digest. Test the solution for complete precipitation by adding a drop of 0.2
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`M BaCl2. If more precipitate forms, add more BaCl2 and heat again. Continue this until
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`no additional precipitate forms when BaCl2 is added. Once the solution is completely
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`precipitated, filter using a glass gravity funnel and fine ashless filter paper. Let the
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`precipitate air dry, then place the filter paper in a previously dried and weighed crucible.
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`Next, heat the crucible using a Bunsen burner for 4 hours with the lid on. The lid
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`may need to be heated by itself to remove any excess carbon. When finished, all the filter
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`paper should be burned off and only the white precipitate should remain. When the
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`crucible is cool, weigh again to determine the mass of precipitate. Use this and the mass
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`of brochantite to calculate the percent sulfate.
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`% Chloride and Bromide by Gravimetric Precipitation
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`Weigh approximately 0.1 g (to 1 mg) of paratacamite or Cu4(OH)6Br2 into a
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`beaker and dissolve it in 20 mL of 6 M HNO3. Add 6 mL of 0.1 M AgNO3 and cover the
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`solution with a watch glass. Heat on a hot plate for 30 minutes on low heat. Let the
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`solution sit for 60 minutes in a closed locker. Due to the reduction of silver ions to silver
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`metal in the presence of light, the solution should not be exposed to light more than
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`necessary. Test the solution for complete precipitation by adding a drop of 0.1 M AgNO3.
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`If more precipitate forms, add more AgNO3 and heat again. Repeat until no additional
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`precipitate forms. When precipitation is complete, filter the solution using suction with a
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`previously oven-dried and weighed filter crucible. Dry the precipitate in the crucible in
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`120°C oven for 2 hours. Weigh the crucible when cool to obtain the mass of precipitate.
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`Use this and the mass of double salt used to calculate the percent anion.
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`II. Background Information
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`Each of the compounds in this project forms under slightly different conditions in
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`nature. These differences can tell us about the environments in which the minerals are
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`found, and are reflected in the laboratory procedures for synthesis.
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`For example, malachite is the only mineral in this project for which the simple
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`salt, CuCO3, is not used as a starting material. Indeed, the simple salt of CuCO3 does not
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`form in the reaction of carbonate with Cu2+ in aqueous solution. Because the carbonate
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`ion is the conjugate base of a weak acid, the solution containing Cu2+ and CO3
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`2- is basic
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`(contains OH- ions) and forms the double salt CuCO3•Cu(OH)2. For this reason, the
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`addition of NaOH is not necessary in this procedure.
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`One might also note that while brochantite and Cu4(OH)6 Br2 are formed by drop
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`wise addition of NaOH, the procedure for paratacamite requires larger aliquots of NaOH
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`added to pH of 9. Experimentation indicated that drop wise addition of NaOH caused the
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`formation of extremely small particles of paratacamite, making the precipitate difficult to
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`filter. The use of larger aliquots and stabilization of pH at 9 yielded larger, more easily
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`filtered particles. This same difficulty has been noted in the preparation of malachite (1).
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`The particle size of brochantite and Cu4(OH)6Br2 appeared to be unaffected by either pH
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`or method of NaOH addition.
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`The distinguishing feature of Cu4(OH)6Br2 is its inability to withstand extended
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`heating. The only compound in this project that does not exist naturally as a mineral, it
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`decomposes to copper oxide if left in the oven for more than 1 hour. The other three
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`minerals are much more stable and may be heated for several hours without
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`decomposition, although it has been found that when malachite is prepared using equal
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`molar amounts of copper and carbonate ions, the product tends to partially decompose to
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`copper oxide (1).
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`Instructor’s Notes
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`I. Background Information
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`See Background information (Section II) in Student Material.
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`II. Lab Preparation and Equipment (per student)
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`Synthesis of Malachite (Cu2(OH)2CO3)
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`1. 4 g CuSO4•5H2O, CAS # 7758-99-8
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`2. 2 g Na2CO3, CAS # 497-19-8
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`3. 1 beaker, 250 mL
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`4. 1 watch glass, 100 mm
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`5. 1 hot plate
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`6. 1 Buchner funnel, 5.5 cm
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`7. Qualitative P2 filter paper, porosity: fine, flow rate: slow, 5.5 cm
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`8. 1 filter flask, 500 mL
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`9. crystallizing dish, 90x50 mm
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`Synthesis of Brochantite (Cu4(OH)6SO4)
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`1. 2 g NaOH pellets, CAS # 1310-73-2
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`2. 12.5 g CuSO4•5H2O, CAS # 7758-99-8
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`3. 1 volumetric flask, 50 mL
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`4. 1 beaker, 250 mL
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`5. 1 buret, 50 mL, Teflon stopcock
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`6. 1 magnetic stir plate
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`7. 1 magnetic stir bar
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`8. 1 Buchner funnel, 5.5 cm
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`9. Qualitative P2 filter paper, porosity: fine, flow rate: slow, 5.5 cm
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`10. 1 filter flask, 500 mL
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`11. 1 crystallizing dish, 90x50 mm
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`Synthesis of Paratcamite (Cu4(OH)6Cl2)
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`1. 4.3 g CuCl2•2H2O, CAS # 10125-13-0
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`2. 2 g NaOH pellets, CAS # 1310-73-2
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`3. 1 volumetric flask, 50 mL
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`4. 1 volumetric flask, 100 mL
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`5. 1 beaker, 250 mL
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`6. 1 glass stirring rod
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`7. pH paper, range 1-12
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`8. 1 watch glass. 100 mm
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`9. 1 hot plate
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`10. 1 Buchner funnel, 5.5 cm
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`11. Qualitative P2 filter paper, porosity: fine, flow rate: slow, 5.5 cm
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`12. 1 filter flask, 500 mL
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`13. 1 crystallizing dish, 90x50 mm
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`Synthesis of Cu4(OH)6Br2
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`1. 11.2 g CuBr2, CAS # 7787-70-4
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`2. 2 g NaOH pellets, CAS # 1310-73-2
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`3. 1 volumetric flask, 50 mL
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`4. 1 beaker, 250 mL
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`5. 1 buret, 50 mL, Teflon stopcock
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`6. 1 magnetic stir plate
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`7. 1 magnetic stir bar
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`8. 1 Buchner funnel, 5.5 cm
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`9. Qualitative P2 filter paper, porosity: fine, flow rate: slow, 5.5 cm
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`10. 1 filter flask, 500 mL
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`11. 1 crystallizing dish, 90x50 mm
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`Qualitative Tests
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`1. 0.1 g of each double salt (prepared during lab)
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`2. 20 mL 6 M NH3, CAS # 7664-41-7
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`3. 5 mL 6 M HCl, CAS # 7647-01-0
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`4. 10 mL 0.1 M AgNO3, CAS # 7761-88-8
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`5. 5 mL 0.2 M BaCl2, CAS # 10361-37-2
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`6. 15 mL 3 M HNO3, CAS # 7697-37-2
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`7. 8 test tubes, 10x75 mm
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`8. 1 infrared spectrometer
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`% Copper by Colorimetry
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`1. 0.7 g CuSO4•5H2O, CAS # 7758-99-8
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`2. 70 mL 6 M NH3, CAS # 7664-41-7
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`3. 0.1 g each double salt (prepared during lab)
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`4. 1 volumetric flask, 100 mL
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`5. 1 graduated cylinder, 100 mL
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`6. 1 colorimeter
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`7. 5 colorimeter cuvettes
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`% Carbonate by Formation of CO2
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`1. 0.1 g Cu4(OH)6CO3 (prepared during lab)
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`2. 2 mL 6 M HCl, CAS # 7647-01-0
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`3. 1 side-arm test tube
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`4. 1 test tube, 10x75 mm
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`5. 1 rubber stopper, size 0
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`6. 1 length of tygon tubing, 12 in
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`7. 1 crystallizing dish, 90x50 mm
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`8. 1 graduated cylinder, 25 mL
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`9. laboratory parafilm
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`% Sulfate by Gravimetric Precipitation
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`1. 0.1 g Cu4(OH)6SO4 (prepared during lab)
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`2. 6 mL 1 M HNO3, CAS # 7697-37-2
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`3. 5 mL 0.2 M BaCl2, CAS # 10361-37-2
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`4. 1 beaker, 250 mL
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`5. 1 magnetic heat/stir plate
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`6. 1 magnetic stir bar
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`7. 1 glass funnel, 65 mm
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`8. fine ashless filter paper, 110 mm
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`9. 1 glass stirring rod with rubber policeman
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`10. 1 porcelain crucible, size 0, with lid
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`11. 1 Bunsen burner
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`12. 1 piece of rubber tubing
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`% Chloride by Gravimetric Precipitation
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`1. 0.1 g Cu4(OH)6Cl2 (prepared during lab)
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`2. 20 mL 6 M HNO3, CAS # 7697-37-2
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`3. 7 mL 0.1 M AgNO3, CAS # 7761-88-8
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`4. 1 beaker, 250 mL
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`5. 1 watch glass, 100 mm
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`6. 1 hot plate
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`7. 1 filter crucible, 30 mL, porosity M
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`8. 1 Walter crucible holder
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`9. 1 filter flask, 500 mL
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`10. 1 glass stirring rod with rubber policeman
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`% Bromide by Gravimetric Precipitation
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`1. 0.1 g Cu4(OH)6Br2 (prepared during lab)
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`2. 20 mL 6 M HNO3, CAS # 7697-37-2
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`3. 7 mL 0.1 M AgNO3, CAS # 7761-88-8
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`4. 1 beaker, 250 mL
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`5. 1 watch glass, 100 mm
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`6. 1 hot plate
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`7. 1 filter crucible, 30 mL, porosity M
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`8. 1 Walter crucible holder
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`9. 1 filter flask, 500 mL
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`10. 1 glass stirring rod with rubber policeman
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`III. Tips
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`1. The instructions indicate that the sodium hydroxide solution used in preparation of the
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`double salts should be made from solid NaOH pellets. However, the solutions may also
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`be prepared by diluting concentrated NaOH solutions instead.
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`2. As indicated in the background information, copper hydroxy bromide has a tendency
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`to decompose to copper oxide if heated too long. Students should not dry samples in the
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`oven more than 1 hour. All other compounds may be heated for several hours without
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`decomposition.
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`3. If time is an issue, the qualitative section may be skipped, as most of the tests are
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`similar to the quantitative procedures of analysis.
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`4. XRD results indicated, with a figure of merit of 10.8, that the compound Cu4(OH)6Cl2
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`was paratacamite, and not atacamite.
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`5. In the quantitative analysis of sulfate, the amount of time required to burn off the
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`paper my be reduced by use of a Meker burner.
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`6. If the instructor feels that the use of graduated cylinder should be avoided in
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`dilutions, the solution volumes can be adjusted so that pipetting aliquots into
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`volumetric flask can be used.
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`7. If additional reading on copper minerals is desired
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`Literature Cited
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`1. Sheeran, D. J. Chem. Educ. 1998, 75, 453-5.
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`2. Sharkey, J.B.; Lewin, S.Z. American Mineralogist. 1971, 56, 179-91.
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`3. Yoder, C. H.; Smith, W. D.; Katolick, V. L.; Hess, K. R.; Thomsen, M. W.; Yoder, C.
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`S.; Bullock, E. R. J. Chem. Educ. 1995, 72, 267-9.
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`4. Stone, C. H. J. Chem. Educ. 1944, 21, 350.
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