Base

The two main purposes of the lab were to determine the percent by mass of acetic acid in vinegar and to determine the molar concentration of a strong acid. In both parts of the experiment a volumetric analysis was used. This is primarily the aid of volumetric glassware in order to determine specific measurements and calculations. Potassium hydrogen phthalate was used as the primary acid standard to determine the molar concentration of the sodium hydroxide solution in part one of the experiment.…

Equipment: // Sodium thiosulfate solution (of concentrations 0.1M, 0.2M, 0.3M, 0.4M). // Hydrochloric acid (2M). // 100cm3 conical flask. // 10cm3 measuring cylinder. // Dropping pipette. // Small piece of plain paper with a large X drawn with think black pen. // Stopwatch. // Goggles. Variables: Independent - The concentration of sodium thiosulfate solution (0.1M, 0.2M, 0.3M, 0.4M). Dependent - The time taken for the cross to not be seen. Control - // Concentration and volume hydrochloric…

Experiments involving chemical reactions can be performed using simple household ingredients and products such as baking soda and vinegar. When baking soda (sodium hydrogen carbonate) reacts with ethanoic acid which is found in vinegar in a 1:1 ration, the reaction will produce three different products which are water, carbon dioxide and Sodium acetate. The reaction is: NaHCO3 + HC2H3O2 → NaC2H3O2 + H2O + CO2 In the experiment, the quantitative relationship between the two reagents which is the…

The objective of the lab was to determine the densities of known and unknown metal solids and liquids. For the liquids, initially, an Electronic Scale was placed onto Work Bench, and it was zeroed. An empty 50 mL Graduated Cylinder was placed onto the scale, weighing 54.00 grams. In increments of 10 mL. Until the volume was 30.00 Ml, 10.00 mL of water was poured into the Graduated Cylinder. In between each increase of 10.00 mL, the total volume and mass were recorded. For the known metals, the…

CHAPTER THREE MATERIAL AND METHODS 1. PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERCITICS: The effluent collected were analyzed in the laboratory for pH, acidity, alkalinity, salinity, total dissolved solid(TDS), conductivity, total hardness, calcium hardness, magnesium hardness, total solid, total suspension solid, turbidity, BOD, DO and COD using standard methods (APHA,2005). A.DETERMINATION OF pH: The electrode of pH meter was calibrated with standard buffer solutions of pH 4, 7 and 9. The electrode was then…

To determine optimal pH value for the hydrolysis of p-NPG by leukocyte GCase, we examined effects of variable pH (4.0-5.5) at a constant substrate concentration (5mM). Figure 1 shows the pH activity curves of leukocyte GCase assayed in the presence and absence of 6 mg per ml Sodium taurocholate. In the absence of the pure sodium taurocholate, the activity in the range of pH 4.0-4.8 was considerably lower. However, in the presence of pure Sodium taurocholate, leukocyte GCase was optimally active…

Truc-Nhi Do Separation of a Mixture The purpose of this lab was to separate a mixture, calculate the percent composition by mass, and find percent error. I first started out by taking the mass of each component of the lab. I used the infiltration method to allow the salt and water solution, a blended mixture, to pass through the filtration paper and into the beaker. A trick to know if something is a solution is to see is it has the aqueous sign (aq) in the formula, like NaCl(aq). This step…

Contents: Introduction-Page 2 Review of Literature- Page 3 Presenting of findings- Page 4 Processing of findings- Page 5 Conclusion- Page 8 Reference list- Page 8 Appendix-Page 9 The research that I have conducted on acid mine drainage (to be referred to as AMD throughout the contents) has been to investigate the effects of AMD on the environment with a more definite focus on the effects that AMD has on plant life. The aim of this research is to determine the impact that AMD has on the…

1. There is not much known about phage influence on microbial communities in extreme thermal environments. What may be one of the roles these phages have in this environment? - Phages are an important components of surface hot springs, they are abundant and active components of hot springs capable of killing a significant proportion of the resident microbial populations. They play an important role as predators of hot spring microbial communities and influence carbon and nutrient cycling in…

Experiment 1: Standardisation of approximately 0.25 M Hydrochloric Acid Abstract The aim of the study was to standardise a solution of hydrochloric acid with an approximate concentration of 2.5 M against sodium carbonate solution. The main steps of this experiment were preparing the sodium carbonate solution, transferring the solution into a conical flask by using a pipette, adding the bromophenol blue indicator and titrating with hydrochloric acid until the first green colour appeared. The…