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Experiment 10 University of Oklahoma Climate Theme
Prelab Assignment Read the entire experiment. Submit your completed prelab questions on Labflow before you begin the lab, according to the deadline set in the syllabus. Determine the data you will be collecting and prepare appropriate tables.
Experimental Overview This experiment has 2 parts. In Part I, you will react sodium bicarbonate with acetic acid and monitor the pressure change. In Part II, you change the temperature of the reaction product and monitor the pressure. As this experiment is for your final lab report, you need to develop appropriate tables and graphs to best relate your findings.
Introduction When a gas is produced during a chemical reaction, the pressure of the reaction system will change depending on how much gas is produced. This is one way to determine how much of the reactants have reacted. The relationship between pressure, volume, temperature and amount of gas (in moles) is given by the Ideal Gas Law. P V = n R T In the Ideal Gas Law, P is pressure (in atm), V is volume (in L), n is moles, R is the Universal gas constant (in L atm mol -1^ K-1) and T is temperature (in K). There are considerations that add correction terms to this ideal law, but this equation fits the majority of systems we encounter under normal atmospheric pressure and classroom temperatures. Application The composition of gases in Earth’s atmosphere strongly affects the surface climate and environment of the planet. Dinitrogen, N 2 , and dioxygen, O 2 , are the major components of the atmosphere. Water vapor is commonly included as a major component as well. Minor components such as argon, carbon dioxide, neon, and methane are also present. 1 Many physical properties are similar between these molecules, such as how pressure and temperature influence them in the gas phase. The density of dinitrogen and dioxygen gas will behave similarly when the temperature is adjusted. However, other physical properties cause gas molecules to behave quite differently. For example, water vapor can absorb sunlight
more effectively than dioxygen and dinitrogen, which causes water vapor to increase in temperature more readily when exposed to sunlight. 2 Concentration is also a key consideration for atmospheric components. If the effect of a minor component in the atmosphere is significant, a small modification to the concentration can result in a large impact on the atmospheric environment. Gaseous concentrations usually change due to chemical reactions that consume or produce a particular gas molecule. For example, carbon dioxide is generated by many chemical reactions. One of the most significant sources is through the combustion of organic molecules. Once produced, carbon dioxide often becomes a component of Earth’s atmosphere, although under the right conditions CO 2 can dissolve slightly in seawater. 3 Depending on the chemistry in the seawater, dissolved carbon dioxide can react to become carbonate ions (Figure 1) or be removed as an atmospheric component. 3 *
Figure 1 - Carbon Dioxide Equilibrium Reactions with Seawater
Understanding the similarities and differences of gases, as well as how changes can occur is important to evaluating how Earth’s atmosphere can impact the surface environment. Some of the physical properties of gases and the production of gas molecules from a reaction will be studied during this experiment.
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Chemicals Utilized Table
Make sure to record your observations and label all recorded values! Reminders: Make sure to discuss the table and figure you present. Tell what is important about the data presented. Relate the data you collected to molecular-level events. Assignment This lab will be used to write a full lab report. Instructions for the full lab report are posted. You are expected to complete all sections according to the posted report guide.
For help with this report, you can use your previous experiments to aide you in developing your lab report. The writing development pages are intended to provide guidance to this process. The following sections have been fully-developed during one of your lab reports this semester. Look to these experiments for the guides to developing your report: 2: References 6: Data Tables 7: Figures (Graphs) 9: Analysis/ Conclusions All full reports must include correctly formatted references. The OU Writing Center is an excellent source of assistance. Feel free to get help from these experts.
Submission Details: Submit your complete report to Canvas in the “Lab Report 10 for Peer Review” assignment by 8:00 am, on the date of your Peer Review. Your Lab Instructor will assign you 2 other papers within your section to Peer Review during your lab meeting. You will have your normal Lab meeting time to complete the Peer Review Activity. Final reports are due in the “Lab 1315-10 Final Report” assignment by the syllabus date.