Everyday Acid Lab

Purpose: To use titration to find the pH and unknown concentration of an acid. Procedure: Weigh the candy and record one candy’s mass. Weight out 5.0-10.0g and record the mass. 2. Grind the candy into a powder. 3. Dissolve the powder into 50.0 mL of water, filter if needed.     4. Add 10.0 mL of the […]

Measuring Keq Lab

Part I: Preparation of a standard absorption curve for FeSCN+2 Standard 0.20M Fe(NO3)3 0.0020 M KSCN 0.100M HNO3 [FeSCN+2] Absorbance A   10.0 mL 0.0 mL 15.0 mL 0.0M 0.0 B   10.0 mL 1.0 mL 14.0 mL 8.0×10^-5 0.304 C   10.0 mL 1.5 mL 13.5 mL 1.2×10^-4 0.500 D   10.0 mL 2.0 mL […]

Exploring Waves Lab

IMG_0998 2-1tj153m Pulse Wave- A non-repeating wave; single disturbance IMG_0999 2-14lvmxf Periodic Wave- Wave recurring at regular intervals; requires regularly repeating disturbances. IMG_1002 2-1ii8g2a Traverse Wave- Spring is pulled sideways; disturbance is at a right angle the wave will travel. IMG_1003 2-2aotygj Longitudinal Wave- Several turns of the spring are compressed; disturbance is at the […]

Character Sketch- Two Fishermen

https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/team/731403-mark-coughlan-reporter/ Michael Foster is a youthful reporter in the short story, “Two Fishermen,” written by Morley Callaghan. Foster is a determined and ambitious reporter, who is attempting to pursue his career as a news reporter. Michael Foster is known to be “a tall, long-legged, eager young fellow,” who has big dreams and always wanted to […]