Period 1&5
Period 3&4
I’ve Got Gas… a PBA
Part I: Write a paragraph on what a gas is. Then a write a paragraph
about the phases of matter (compare and contrast them). Discuss the role of
energy in phase changes. Use a diagram to illustrate one the above concepts.
Part II: Describe (the setup, the procedure, the results) at least two
demonstrations from class that prove that gasses are matter. Use neat color
diagrams to drive your point….
Part III: Answer the following questions about the Mass‘O’Gas
lab.
Summarize what was done in the first of the mass of gas experiments. Portray
the important steps of the procedure. Explain what the experiment illustrated
and what laws of matter are supported by the findings.
Describe three places where error could occur in the first experiment. Be
sure to think before you answer because I would like to know three important
ones, not just the first three that come to mind.
Describe three places where error could occur in the second experiment.
(same caveat as above)
Give two examples of where the law of conservation of matter could be
demonstrated in your everyday life.
Explain why gas densities are always given with the Standard Temperature and
Pressure (0 Celsius and 1 atmosphere)?
If a lab group got too high of a gas volume result (like 250 mL) when using
method two, then what would be the most likely cause of this?
Bill Nye took a ziploc bag, an Alka Seltzer tablet, and a little bit of
water. He put the water and then the tablet in the bag, sealed it, and watched
it fill with gas. He found the mass of the bag, water and the tablet to have a
total mass of 43.4 grams before they were put together. What would be the mass
of the bag after the reaction has completed? Defend your answer.
Explain how the upside-down thermometer works. Incorporate kinetic-molecular
theory in your explanation.
Part V: Make a graph (in class) of your classes data from the Boyle’s
Law experiment.
Part IV: Answer the following questions about the Boyle’s Law experiment.
Be sure to relate each of your answers directly to the experiment that you
conducted in class. That is to say – what do the answers to these questions
have to do with the experiment???….
- What is gas pressure? What causes it??
- Compare and contrast heat and temperature.
- What is an Ideal Gas? Do they exist?
- What is Kinetic Molecular Theory?
- What is Absolute Zero?
- Compare and contrast Celsius and Kelvin
I’ve Got Gas… a PBA
Part I: Write a paragraph on what a gas is. Then a write a paragraph
about the phases of matter (compare and contrast them). Discuss the role of
energy in phase changes. Use a diagram to illustrate one the above concepts.
Part II: Describe (the setup, the procedure, the results) at least two
demonstrations from class that prove that gasses are matter. Use neat color
diagrams to drive your point….
Part III: Answer the following questions about the Mass‘O’Gas
lab.
- What did we do in the first mass-of-the gas experiment? What law of matter
did it demonstrate?
- When we did the first mass of the gas experiment, how did we calculate the
mass of the gas? Use the example data from the table one to help explain
your answer.
- Describe three places where Be sure to think before you answer because I
would like to know three important ones, not just the first three that come
to mind.
- Describe three places where error could occur in the second experiment.
(same caveat as above)
- Explain the law of conservation of matter. How would you use a piece of
paper and a book of matches to illustrate this law? (explain what you would
do and why)
- If you try to mass a balloon full of CO2 on a triple beam
balance, would you get an accurate result? Defend your answer.
- Explain how the upside-down thermometer works. Hint: The answer has a lot
to do with kinetic-molecular theory.
- Use the example data from table two to find the mass of the gas. Show all
your work.
Table one
Beaker + water mass |
Tablet mass |
Mass after reaction |
Mass of CO2 |
293 g |
3.2 g |
295.9 g |
? |
Table two
Starting volume |
Ending Volume |
Volume of gas |
500 mL |
373 mL |
? |
Part V: Make a graph (in class) of your classes data from the Boyle’s
Law experiment.
Part IV: Answer the following questions about the Boyle’s Law experiment.
Be sure to relate each of your answers directly to the experiment that you
conducted in class. That is to say – what do the answers to these questions
have to do with the experiment???….
- What is gas pressure? What causes it??
- Compare and contrast heat and temperature.
- What is an Ideal Gas? Do they exist?
- What is Kinetic Molecular Theory?
- What is Absolute Zero?
- Compare and contrast Celsius and Kelvin