Chem lab

Danik Balahonov
January 2024

Calculations
l
mc
n= M mc = M · n
t
Rate of Grinding = mi −mf tc = Rate of Grinding · mc
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 n = Amount of Moles 
 n = 1.000 (mol)
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 t = Time taken 
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 t = 580.28 (s)
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mc = Mass of 1 mole of Carbon mc = ?
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Symbols = mi = Initial mass of carbon Data = mi = 8.16 (g)
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 mf = Final mass of carbon 
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 mf = 8.14 (g)
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M = Molar mass of Carbon
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 M = 12.01 mol
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tc = Time taken to grind 1 mole of Carbon tc = ?
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mc g
1(mol) = g
12.01 mol mc = 12.01 mol · 1.000(mol) mc = 12.01(g)
 
580.28(s) s
Rate of Grinding = 8.16(g)−8.14(g) = 29, 014.00
g

 
s
tc = 30,000 g · 12.01(g) = 348, 458.14(s)

348,458.14(s)
tc = 60(s) = 5, 807.64 (mins)

5,807,64(mins)
tc = 60(mins) = 96.79 (hrs)

96.79(hrs)
tc = 24(hrs) = 4.03 (days) ≈ 4.0 (days)
 Propagating Uncertainties
±0.01
∆Rate of Grinding = ±0.01 + ±0.01

580.28 ± 0.01(s)
Rate of Grinding = 0.02 ± 0.02(g)

 
±0.01
 
s s
Absolute uncertainty of time = 580.28(s) · 29, 014.00 g ≈ ±0.5
g

 
±0.02
 
s s
Absolute uncertainty of mass = 0.02(g) · 29, 014.00 g = ±29, 014.00
g

 
 
s
 
s s
Total absolute uncertainty = ±0.5 g + ±29, 014.00 g = ±29, 014.50
g

 
s
∆tc = ±29, 014.50 g · 12.01(g) = ±348, 464.15 (s)

±348,464.15(s)
∆tc = 60(s) = ±5, 807.74 (mins)

±5,807.74 (min)
∆tc = 60(min) = ±96.795 (hrs)

±96.795 (hr)
∆tc = 24(hr) = ±4.033 (days) ≈ ±4.0 (days)

Answer with uncertainty = 4.0 ± 4.0 (days)