Chemistry Practical

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 Table of Contents

01 Volumetric
Analysis 03 Energy Changes & Speed
of Reactions

02 Qualitative
Analysis 04 Planning & Overall
 04
Planning & Overall
 Planning & Overall
01 Before exam starts
- Apparatus Check
- Rinsing apparatus
02 Before beginning your experiment
03 Recording of results (Accuracy)
04 Planning
05 Drying and collection of gases
06 Data logger
 Overall
Before exam starts

Apparatus check
• Check that your retort stand is stable
• Check that burette is dropping dropwise (instead of smooth flow) and is not leaking
• Check that pipette filler does not have water inside and can draw liquids
• Check that stopwatch is working

You will be given 5 mins to wash all your glass apparatus with tap water and
deionised water (if titration is tested, remember to rinse your apparatus with
respective solutions before you start your experiment!)
 Overall
Before you begin your experiment
1 Read question carefully and ensure
that you have read and understood
all the steps in the procedure
2 Sketch a diagram
3 Write a chemical equation
4 Draw table of results
Remarks
• Type of titration? (Acid-alkali or acid-metal
carbonate or redox)
• For QA  check which reagent to add into
which reagent to ensure correct observation
recorded.
• Using test tube/boiling tube?
Indicate clearly which solution supposed to be in
burette/pipette
Helpful whenever there is chemical calculations
involved
• Number of sets of data collected
• Headings
• Units
Recording of results Overall
1. Include units
2. Precision of apparatus
a. D.p
b. Usually half of smallest division
Volume of solution in burette nearest 0.00 cm3 or 0.05 cm3
Volume of solution in pipette 25.0 cm3
Volume of gas collected in 1 d.p (e.g. 12.0 cm3)
gas syringe
Mass of substance from 2 d.p.
electronic mass balance
Temperature using thermometer nearest 0.0 or 0.5°C
Time taken using stopwatch nearest second
 Planning
Apparatus Burette, pipette, conical flask, delivery tube, test-tube, boiling
(Draw diagram) tube, electronic mass balance, gas syringe, stopwatch,
Bunsen burner etc. Larger volumes
usually used for
Quantity • Suitable mass of solid (0.50 g – 2.00 g) reacting.
(include reasonable
quantity) • If conical flask/beaker, suitable volume of solution
Smaller volumes
(20 – 50 cm3) e.g. 20 cm3 of 1 mol/dm3 of NaOH usually used for
observations
• If test-tube/boiling tube, suitable volume of solution
(~ 5 cm3) e.g. Add 3 cm3 of limewater
• Suitable volume of gas (10 – 50 cm3)
• Suitable duration of time (30s/ 1 min)
Method • Relate to a Chemistry theory/chemical reaction
Measurements • Specify the measurements/results to be collected
• Number the steps in the procedure
Conclusion • Relate how the results collected can be used
to answer the aim.  
Gas Collection Planning
Datalogger Planning
Dataloggers can be used to measure
 Temperature
 pH
 Electrical conductivity

Candidates are expected to be familiar with

the use of dataloggers. Assessment of Skill
P may include the appropriate use of data-
loggers.
Thank
you