The Effects of Acid Rain on Building Materials

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Title: The Effect of Different Concentrations of H₂SO₄ on the Mass of Marble Nuggets. Purpose: The purpose of this lab is to determine the mass of marble nugget versus concentration of H₂SO₄ relationship. Background: 1. Sulfuric acid- sulfur dioxide is oxidized to sulfur trioxide, which then reacts with water : 2SO2(G) +O2(g) = 2SO3(g) or SO3(g) + H2O(l) = H2SO4(aq) 2. Sulfuric acid reacts with marble to form calcium sulfate 3. Analytical balance is 0.0002 uncertainty 4. Mass loss percent: ( (initial mass- current mass) / initial mass) x 100 Hypothesis: The hypothesis of this lab is that the mass of the marble nugget will decrease as the concentration of the H₂SO₄ increases. Variables: Independent variable is the concentration of the H₂SO₄. This will be manipulated by using different concentrations in moles of H₂SO₄. Dependent Variable is the mass of the marble nugget. The mass will respond by decreasing as the concentration increases. Controlled Variables: • The same analytical balance will be used throughout the lab • The same type of mass dishes will be used throughout the lab • The trials will run for the same amount of time throughout the lab. • The same amount in ml of concentrations will be used per trial of about 10ml. • The marble nuggets will be exposed to the concentrations for the same amount of time of about three days. Procedure: 1. Clean all equipment. 2. Mass the mass dish in the analytical balance and record data. 3. Add one marble nugget to the massed mass dish. 4. Mass the already massed mass dish and marble nugget. Record the data. 5. Pour about 10ml of .500 moles of H₂SO₄ in the cylinder. 6. Add the massed marble nugget to the cylinder with the measured H₂SO₄ in it. 7. Label trial number 1. 8. Let the cylinder with the marble nugget and H₂SO₄ in it sit for about three days.

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