On Monday morning, our Sophomore and Junior Chemistry students, in Mr. Peter Valiente’s Chemsitry class, participated in a lab that illustrated the basic concepts of the relationship between math and science. Students created a low volume solution of copper II sulfate pentahydrate and added sodium hydroxide to the solution. Using a Bunsen burner, our students then heated the solution till the reaction produced copper II oxide. After the solution cooled, our students filtered the solution using a funnel and filter paper to isolate the copper II oxide.
After 24 hours the students participating in this lab will mass out the filter paper to determine how many grams of product they made. Using mathematical relationships learned in class, these Crusaders can now calculate how well their experiment went by determining their percent yield and error from their balanced equation.
“The purpose of the lab was to separate copper sulfate pentahydate from water using filtration. After massing the solution and finding the yields, we use our previous knowledge of Stoichiometry to figure how many grams per mol,” commented Sophomore Adam Ledet.
Chemistry Lab
