I did this experiment
Stage 1: Accurately weigh 4.80 of copper(II) nitrate trihydrate, Cu(NO3)2.3H2O into a beaker and dissolve in 20cm3 deionised water. Slowly add 30cm3 of 2 mol dm-3 sodium hydroxide solution (NaOH), swirling your beaker continuously.
What is the balanced chemical equation?
Stage 2: Add a further 100-3 deionised water to the percipitate of copper(II) hydroxide in your beaker.
What was the purpose of adding 100-3 deionised water?
And finally, what could i do, if I was doing this reaction, to maximise the cost effectiveness of the reaction, since i found that this reaction is 63.35% in atom economy.