1. Experimental Chemistry Flashcards
What are some physical quantities
- Time is how long takes for something to happen
- Temperature how hot or cold something is
- Length is the distance between two points
- Mass is how much matter is present in a substance
- Volume is the amount of space something occupies
Measurement of time
- Digital stopwatch: 0.01s
- Analogue stopwatch: 0.1s
Measure of temperature
- Alcohol thermometer
- Digital laboratory thermometer
- Oral digital thermometer
Measurement of length
- 1m=10dm=100cm=1000mm
- Metre rule
- Measuring tape
Measurement of mass
- 1kg=1000g=1 000 000 mg
- Beam balance
- Electronic balance
Measurement of volume
- 1m³=1000dm³=1 000 000 cm³
Different type of measure of volume
Pipette measure accurate fixed volume
3. Volumetric flask measure accurate fixed volumes that are larger
4. Measuring cylinder measures a range of volumes to the nearest 0.5 cm³
5. Burette measures a range of volumes to the nearest 0.05 cm³
Measuring the volume of a gas
Using a gas syringe to measure the volume of gas
Measuring the volume of a gas
Using a gas syringe to measure the volume of gas
How are gases collected?
- Water displacement when the gas is insoluble
- Downward delivery where the gas is denser than air
- Upward delivery where the gas is less dense than air
Magnetic attraction
A magnet can be used to separate magnetic solids from non-magnetic solids
Sieving
A sieve can be used to separate solids with different particle sizes
Using suitable solvents
A suitable solvent can be used to separate solid-solid mixtures in which only one of the solids is soluble in the solvent
Filtration
- Filtration can be used to separate insoluble solids from liquids
- The liquid that passes through the filter paper is called the filtrate
- The solid that remains on the filter paper is known as the residue
Evaporation to dryness
- Evaporation to dryness is used to separate a dissolved solid from its solvent by heating the mixture until all the solvent has vaporised
- The substance with a lower boiling point will turn into a gas first