Filtration Lab Essay

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C121 Elementary Chemistry Lab I “Building a Better Water Filtration System: An Investigation of the Properties, Changes, and Composition of Matter” Ian McGrath September 30, 2012 Period 1 “Building a Better Water Filtration System: An Investigation of the Properties, Changes, and Composition of Matter” Objective – Make a filtration system to filter the polluted water Reference – Mr.Harnish Procedure – 1. Put on safety goggles and lab apron 2. Make a filtration system using the PVC pipe 3. Cover bottom with cheesecloth and tie it with a rubber band 4. Get 200 mL sample of polluted water and place into 250 beaker 5. Record observations of polluted water into data table 6. Take 100 mL of polluted water to the water testing stations and record data 7. Place a 150 mL beaker under pipe and carefully pour the remaining polluted water into the filter 8. Record the starting time, which is the time all the water was poured in 9. After 15 minutes, record the stopping time 10. Measure the volume of the collected purified water and record this in the data table 11. Record observations of purified water 12. Take purified water to water testing station and record the data 13. Get rid of the remaining water and clean and put away all equipment Prelab Questions - 1. A.) Mixture is a blend of two or more kinds of matter and a compound is made of two or more elements that are chemically bound. B.) Solutions are uniform in composition and suspensions is a mixture that the particles are so large that they settle out unless it is constantly stirred C.) Homogenous is uniform in composition and heterogeneous is not uniform D.) Physical property is a characteristic that can be observed of measured without changing the identity of the substance and chemical property can transform into a different substance E.) Extensive

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