Year 10 (Acids and Bases) (Making Salt)

Aim:
To produce copper sulfate salt by reacting copper oxide with an acid.

Equipment:
Copper oxide powder, dilute (0.5 mol L-1) Sulfuric acid, 50mL measuring cylinder, two 100 mL beakers, Bunsen burner, tripod, gauze mat, funnel, filter paper, thermometer, spatula, evaporating basin, stirring rod.

Method:

Evaluation:
My experiment was a bust it was going just fine until a classmate decided that she should pick it up, She dropped it. So I do not have my results but I do have those of another few groups they ended with tiny blue crystals, But they were all a little different.

Here are two of them.
Discussion:
In class we have been learning about acids and bases. We learnt how Chemical equations worked.
        CuO         +       H2SO4        ➝            CuS04          +     H20
Copper Oxide  +    Sulfuric acid   ➝     Copper Sulfate    +    Water 
We have also been learning about positive and negative charges (also known as Ions) Here Is a photo that goes more in depth about what an Ion is and how they works.