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E.M.M. Medrano
Medrano,, J.M. Pasco
Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering
University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Date Due: 7 January 2014
Date Submitted: 7 January 2014
Abstract
Concepts in precipitation gravimetry were applied in this experiment.
Phosphorus from fertilizer samples was dissolved in water, ammonia and
magnesium sulfate heptahydrate solution. A white precipitate, magnesium
ammonium phosphate hexahydrate, was formed. The solid contained the
phosphorus from the fertilizer sample. It was weighed and then results
compared to the amount of phosphorus indicated in the package. The
outcome showed that fertilizers actually have lower phosphorus content than
indicated in the package.
Keywords: gravimetric analysis, digestion, phosphorus, precipitate, ethanol, stirring
INTRODUCTION
Phosphorus is one of the main components in
fertilizers. To determine how much phosphorus is
present in a fertilizer sample, gravimetric analysis
through precipitation of magnesium ammonium
phosphate hexahydrate, MgNH4PO4 6H2O, was
used.
Gravimetric analysis through precipitation
works with soluble analyte.[1] In this experiment,
soluble phosphorus was the analyte which was
precipitated and measured.
This experiment aimed to demonstrate proper
gravimetric steps in order to quantitatively
determine the amount of phosphorus in fertilizers.
METHODOLOGY
Filter paper was weighed then kept in the
desiccator prior to use in the latter part of the
experiment.
Powdered fertilizer weighing 3.0056 grams
when wet and 2.9159 grams after drying was
5H 2O + HPO + NH
MgNH 4 PO4 6 H 2O (s)
+
4
2+
+ Mg + OH -->
(1)
1
3.0
29
3.0
188
1.4
251
2
3.1
625
2.9
434
2.9
187
2.6
14
2.9
434
1.2
653
4
3.0
001
2.8
905
1.0
64
5
2.9
958
2.9
025
1.1
661
3.2
666
2.4
236
1.9
515
2.2
265
1.1
889
0.3
479
1.1
583
0.8
875
1.0
604
6
3.0
063
2.9
087
1.1
554
7
3.0
771
2.9
961
0.9
315
8
3.0
056
2.9
159
0.9
424
9
3.0
001
2.9
074
1.11
37
10
3.0
781
2.9
93
1.1
312
2.2
705
2.1
411
2.1
326
2.4
369
2.3
737
1.11
51
1.2
096
1.1
902
1.3
232
1.2
425
FM P2O5
1
m ppt
2 FM MgNH 4 PO4 6 H 2O
1.2 %P
mwetfert
m ppt
%P (dry)=
%P(wet)=
FM P
FM MgNH 4 PO4 6 H 2O
mdryfert
FM P
m ppt
FM MgNH 4 PO4 6 H 2O
mwetfert
100% (2)
100%
(3)
1
4.96
5198
4.98
1975
4.97
3586
0.01
1863
6
4.69
2151
4.84
9594
4.77
0873
0.111
329
Average
Standard
Deviation
Trial
%P (wet
basis)
%P (dry
basis)
Average
Standard
Deviation
2
1.39
16
1.49
5188
1.44
3394
0.07
3247
7
4.97
2682
5.10
7119
5.03
9901
0.09
5061
3
4.88
4165
4.97
8085
4.93
1125
0.06
6411
8
5.00
9326
5.16
3425
5.08
6375
0.10
8964
4
3.74
2167
3.88
406
3.81
3113
0.10
0333
9
5.57
9307
5.75
7199
5.66
8253
0.12
5788
5
4.47
7622
4.62
1554
4.54
9588
0.10
1775
10
5.10
6275
5.25
1462
5.17
8868
0.10
2663
1.3 %P2O5
%P 2O5was calculated in excel using the following
formulas:
%P2O5(dry)=
FM P2O5
1
m ppt
2 FM MgNH 4 PO4 6 H 2O
mdryfert
%P2O5(wet)=
Trial
%P2O5
(wet basis)
%P2O5 (dry
basis)
Average
100% (4)
100% (4)
Standard
Deviation
Trial
%P2O5
(wet basis)
%P2O5 (dry
basis)
Average
Standard
Deviation
1
11.3
5127
11.3
8962
11.3
7044
0.02
712
6
10.7
2704
11.0
8698
10.9
0701
0.25
4516
2
3.18
1429
3.41
8247
3.29
9838
0.16
7456
7
11.3
6838
11.6
7572
11.5
2205
0.21
7326
3
11.1
6601
11.3
8073
11.2
7337
0.15
1827
8
11.4
5215
11.8
0445
11.6
283
0.24
911
4
8.55
5215
8.87
9606
8.71
741
0.22
9379
9
12.7
5522
13.1
6191
12.9
5857
0.28
7573
5
10.2
3659
10.5
6564
10.4
0111
0.23
2675
10
11.6
7379
12.0
0571
11.8
3975
0.23
4704