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The title of the experiment is Determination of Optimum Coagulant

Concentration Using Jar Test. Meanwhile, the objective of the experiment is to focus
on ideal concentration of coagulant to be added to the source of water. Coagulation is
process of removal of charges. Flocculation is the method of binding the flocs to be
greater size. In this experiment we use alum as coagulant. Jar apparatus were utilized
to lead this investigation. Six beakers were arranged with river water. Every
measuring glass was included with different concentration of aluminium sulphate
such as 0 mg/L, 10 mg/L, 15 mg/L, 20 mg/L, 25 mg/L and 30 mg/L. The beakers were
blended at rapid for the first moment then at lower speed for 30 minutes. At that point
the flocs were let to settle for another 30 minutes. In view of the experiment result, we
figured out that as the concentration of alum increases, the amount of flocs also
increases and larger size of flocs framed. In the meantime, the turbidity of water after
settling is much lesser contrast with before settling when concentration increases.
Therefore, the optimum concentration of coagulant that ought to be included is 30
mg/L. On the other hand, the qualities we acquire in this trial are not extremely exact
since we have system errors and parallax error. Security precautionary measures like
wearing gloves are considered amid this experiment. As a conclusion, the objective
has been achieved where we found out that 30 mg/L of alum is the optimum
concentration that should be added to the water.