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The shells protocol project, when me and my partner Kirk have a two similar beaker but inside the beaker we put sea water vs. vinegar, and we both predict that one of the shell will stay in control variable and one of them will be change cause of the affect of the vinegar. Also, we knew that the seawater has less pH than the vinegar so we knew what's going to happen afterwards we start the lab.
Protocol:
The protocol I used in the bubble lab is the seawater and the hair color. For the shells lab i used the sea water, vinegar and also observing the strips of the shell. For the both experiment the dependent variable is the composition of the water and the independent variable was the reaction of the carbon dioxide. At last, the constant was the amount of liquid we place on the beaker.
Bubble Lab:
Control: pH Color Hot Water: pH Color Cold Water: pH Color Sea Water: pH Color 0 sec 7.5 Blue Green 30 sec 7 Green 1 min 6.5 Yellow Green 1:30 min 6 Yellow 2 min 6 Yellow 0 sec 7.5 Blue/Green 30 sec 8 Dark Green 1 min 7 Light Green 1:30 min 6.5 Yellow Green 2 min 6.5 Same 0 sec 7.5 Blue/Green 30 sec 7.5 Same 1 min 7.5 Same 1:30 sec 7.5 Same 2 min 7 Green 0 sec 8 Dark Green 30 sec 7.5 Light Green 1 min 6.5 Yellow/Green 1:30 min 6.5 Same 2 min 6.5 Same
Shell Lab:
Shell Lab Control (Sea Water) Observation -Shinny -No reaction -Full & Colorfull -Bubbles -Acidic -Sharp Edges -Thin -No Color -Old Looking -Smooth -Thick -Stripped Initial Mass (g) 3.3g Final Mass (g) 3.0g Difference (g) 0.3g
2.6g 2.4977g
2.1g 1.2g
0.5 1.2977g
Low
1.4224g
1.3g
1.1224g
Post Lab:
1. What gas are you blowing into the water? -(CO2) Carbon Dioxide. 2. What happens to the gas when you blow it into the water? -Gas is being absorbed. 3. How are you measuring change in the water during this lab? -Measuring the change in the water during this lab is by the color changes. 4. What does measuring the pH of the water tell us? -It tells us if the water is acidic or basic.
5. After studying the reactions above, how do you think carbonic acid will affect the pH of salt water? -CO2 + H2O --> H2 CO3 (Carbonic acid). Data Analysis: 1. As you blew through the straw, what were you adding to the water and how did that change the pH? -By adding more carbon. 2. What did the universal indicator tell us about the water? -The universal indicator told us the pH of the water without having to use the test strips. 3. What does this tell us about the effects of carbonic acid in ocean water? -When we placed the carbonic acid to the seawater it slowly turns the water color to acidic type color. 4. Based on the result of your experimental protocol, which factor affects the pH of the water most, temperature or salt? -The most experimental protocol that affects the pH was the temperature.
Conclusion:
My hypothesis was correct, because as he time passes by the more acidic the water gets and the pH balance changes as well. I learned a lot about Ocean acidification, for instance the earth is full of CO2, and due to so much CO2, the water absorbs it, when they combine, they turn into Carbonic Acid. Carbonic acid is really deadly for all marine life, the ocean is a key source for most of our oxygen and essential in our daily lives. We should stop polluting the Earth and try not to use that much CO2. We need to protect ourfuture and each and every one of us can make a difference.