Lead Nitrate and Potassium Iodide

This video demonstrates the addition of differing amounts of Lead nitrate to a standard volume of Potassium iodide. The first tube has 1ml, second 2ml etc. The height of the precipitate indicates the stoichiometry of the reaction.

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For more information see School Chemistry Experiments - a collection of tried and tested experiments for use in schools - ASE - Ralph Farley.