Gases Lab 1

Title: Gas Solubility and Temperature

Purpose: To observe the effect of temperature on the solubility of gas.

Background: Discuss solubility; discuss the atomic nature of gases versus liquids and solids.

Hypothesis: Theorize as to the effect temperature will have upon each of the reactions.

Materials and Equipment:

 2 bottles of seltzer water 1 ring
H2O 1 test-tube clamp
2 pneumatic troughs or tubs* ice
2 single-hole stoppers 5 50-mL graduated cylinders
2 2-3” glass tubes sterno can
rubber tubing wire gauze
2 1-L beakers timer
1 ring stand

*Note: we will be using two of the large plastic storage containers that hold beakers and
cylinders etc.

Procedure:
1. Carefully, release the CO2 pressure in each of the bottles of seltzer. Do NOT completely
remove the caps. As soon as the pressure has been released, immediately tighten down
the caps.
2. Put one bottle of seltzer into the refrigerator; keep the other at room temperature
3. Prepare the ring stand set-up. Place the ring approximately 2-3” above the sterno can. Put
the wire gauze on the ring. Put approximately 300 mL H2O into one of the beakers and
place it on the ring stand. (See diagram for illustration of the hot set-up.)
4. Clamp the test-tube clamp to the neck of the room temperature bottle of seltzer.
5. Fill the pneumatic troughs/tubs with H2O. Place one of them next to the ring stand.
6. Submerge and completely fill the cylinders in the tubs. Put three in one tub and two in the
other. The one with three is for the hot set-up. (If more cylinders are available you may
want to add them to the hot set-up.)
7. Insert a glass tube into each of the stoppers. Attach equal lengths of rubber tubing to each
glass tube; 24” is adequate.
8. Light the sterno can and heat the water on the stand.
9. Put approximately 200 mL H2O in the second beaker and add approximately 100 mL of
ice. (Qualitative measurement)
10. Run the hot reaction as soon as the water is boiling or near boiling. NOTE: this is a 2-3
person operation, rehearse everyone’s responsibilities before starting. As soon as you
put the stopper into the bottle of seltzer the reaction begins. BE READY!

a) keeping the cylinder totally full of water turn it bottom end up in the pneumatic trough
b) put the end of the rubber tubing up into the cylinder c) remove the cap from the top of
the room temperature seltzer and quickly and securely place the stopper into the top d)
start the timer e) quickly and very carefully, put the bottle into the hot water and attach it
to the ring stand; be sure that the bottle isn’t sitting directly on the bottom of the beaker f)
as each cylinder fills with gas immediately insert the tube into another cylinder full of
water (someone will have to keep refilling cylinders) g) keep track of the number of
cylinders filled in 5 minutes

11. Run the cold reaction. NOTE: this is a 2-person operation; rehearse everyone’s
responsibilities before starting. As soon as you put the stopper into the bottle of seltzer
the reaction begins. BE READY!

a) keeping the cylinder totally full of water turn it bottom end up in the pneumatic trough
b) put the end of the rubber tubing up into the cylinder c) remove the cap from the top of
the room temperature seltzer and quickly and securely place the stopper into the top d)
start the timer e) quickly and very carefully, put the bottle into the ice water f) as each
cylinder fills with gas immediately insert the tube into another cylinder full of water
(someone will have to keep refilling cylinders) g) keep track of the number of cylinders
filled in 5 minutes

Data/Observations: record your data and observations

Conclusions: summarize the experiment; analyze it in terms of your hypothesis. Discuss

why the observed reactions are logical in terms of other known properties of gas.