STEM122- GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1

LABORATORY ACTIVITY
Session 3
1st Semester, SY 2020-2021

What happens?
LEARNING COMPETENCIES:
The learners:

1. recognize that substances are made up of smaller particles.

Matter is anything that has mass and occupies space. The three states of matter are solid,
liquid, and gas. Solid, a state of matter, has definite shape and volume. Solids have particles tightly
packed and often in an orderly matter. Liquid, another state of matter, has indefinite shape
and definite volume. Liquids have particles not rigidly held in place and less tightly packed. Gas, yet
another state of matter, has indefinite shape and volume. A gas flows and take the shape and fills
the entire volume if its container.

A physical property is a characteristic that can be observed and measured without changing the
identity and composition of the substance. A chemical property refers to the ability of a substance to
undergo changes to transform into a different substance. When a substance undergoes changes in
its composition, a chemical change or chemical reaction occurs. Extensive properties depend on the
amount of the matter present. Intensive properties depend on the nature of matter in a sample, not
on the amount of the matter present.

Procedure:

For each event, draw two particle pictures of the object to represent how it looks at the start and
at the end of the event described. Write a short explanation.

1. A crayon left in the sidewalk on a very hot sunny day.

2. A woman places several mothballs in a resealable bag and seals the bag. One week later, she
notices that the bag has become inflated and the mothballs are much smaller.

Draw two particle pictures of the object to represent how it looks at the start and at the end of the
event described. Write a short explanation.

1. A crayon left in the sidewalk on a very hot sunny day.

START END

CRAYON
CRAYON

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 Explanation:
A wax pastel or what we commonly know as "crayon" are made up of wax, charcoal,
chalk, and other materials used for drawing, writing, and coloring. Now that we know
that wax is a component making up a crayon, we could instantly conclude that it will
affect and contribute to the melting of the crayon under the heat of the sun because
wax reacts easily in high temperatures. One example is the natural heat from the sun.
The sun during a hot summer day has the power to fry an egg on the sidewalk, change
solid water into liquid, and even melt pieces of crayons.

2. A woman places several mothballs in a resealable bag and seals the bag.
One week later, she notices that the bag has become inflated and the
mothballs are much smaller.

START END

MOTH BALLs
MOTH BALLS

Explanation:

When the first day of the mothballs in the resealable bag, it is

deflated and the mothballs are the same as I put it in the
resealable bag, however in the other day I noticed it start to inflate
and the mothballs decreases it size. One week later the mothballs
are half size of its riginal size and the resealable bag inflated. In
my observation the sealed bag inflated because the fumes that the
moth balls released affected the appearance of the bag. The moth
balls gradually decreased its size over time because of the active
ingredients comprising it,naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene.
These are solid chemicals that reacts and becomes gases at room
temperature.

Question:

1. What are the ways to classify matter? Limit your answer to three (3) sentences only.

We can classified matter through two categories, the pure substances and
mixtures. This classification is based on the internal composition of that
matter. Using composition to describe matter is better than using its state,
because the internal makeup makes matter unique, and not its phase or
state.

Conclusion:

In conclusion, I have learned that classifying matter gives precise results, but it
takes time
through finishing a process. To classify matter is to also distinguish its internal
composition, the pure substances and mixtures. So, in this activity, I shall see more
about the classifications and the various ways and forms in which matter is made
up, mixed up and if they can be separated at all.