Summary: A piece of zinc is placed in a copper sulfate solution.
Chemicals and Solutions:
Piece of zinc foil
0.5 or 1M copper sulfate
Materials:
Beaker
Procedure:
Hint: Metals can be cut into interesting shapes, and the demo done on the overhead.
Discussion:
Copper is plated out simply by placing the zinc in the copper sulfate solution.
Zn(s) + CuSO4(aq) => Cu (s) + ZnSO4(aq)
To schedule a demonstration, please send an email to the demonstration lab.
Contact:
Eric Camp
Lecture Demonstration Technician
Bagley Hall 171
(206) 543-1606