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GENERAL CHEMISTRY I Q2 PERFORMANCE TASK 2: GAS STOICHIOMETRY EXPERIMENT

Instructions:
1. Weigh 0.5 g, 1.0 g, and 2.0 g of Baking Soda on the electronic balance at the teacher’s table. Put
them individual sheets of paper. Record the actual mass in the data table given.
2. Prepare the labelled balloons by adding 0.5 g baking soda into Balloon #1, 1.0 g baking soda into
Balloon #2, and 2.0 g into Balloon #3. Use the funnel given to you to put the baking soda inside the
balloons.
3. Using the graduated cylinder, dispense 10.00 mL of vinegar into all the reagent bottles given.
4. Put the mouths of the balloon over the mouths of the bottles without dropping the baking soda into
the bottle.
5. Slowly, turn the balloons such that baking soda drops into the vinegar inside the bottle. Wait for
the reaction to finish.
6. Using the paper measuring tape, measure the circumferences of the balloons. Record the circumference
of the corresponding balloon in the data table given.
7. Repeat items #5-6 for the other balloon-bottle set-up.
8. After finishing the data collection, dismantle set-up slowly and dispose vinegar-baking soda mixture
in the sink and thoroughly rinse the bottle with water.

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Data Table: 15 pts

Circumference
Amount of
Actual Mass of the
Balloon Circumference of Radius of Volume of the CO2
of Baking Balloon
# the Balloon, in Balloon, cm Balloon, cm3 produced,
Soda, g converted to
mol
cm
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Guide Questions: Answer briefly within 2-5 sentences only. 5 pts each

1. What caused the balloon to expand?

2. What makes the sizes of the balloons different?

3. Did you data have any unexpected results? If yes, why did you think that happened? If no, explain
what went smoothly in the experiment.

4. Show your computations for the required data in the data table here:

General Chemistry I Q2 Performance Task 2