CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY

In partnership with
CENTRO ESCOLAR INTEGRATED SCHOOL
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MANILA
Final Grade:
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
LABORATORY ACTIVITY NO. 1
“Gas Laws”

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Gas Laws Experiments

Objectives:
The students should be able to:
1. Identify the different application of gas laws.
2. Demonstrate each application of gas laws with comprehension and accuracy.

Introduction
Laws which describe properties of gases with respect to temperature, volume, pressure and
moles are known as gas laws. There are different types of gas laws, which were proposed in different
periods by different scientist. There are seven common gas laws: Boyle’s Law, Charles’ Law, Gay-
Lussac’s Law, Avogadro’s Law, Ideal Gas Law and Combined Gas Law.

EXPERIMENT NO. 1 “Candle Vacuum Experiment”

Materials:
1 plastic plate
Water
Food color (any color)
1 Cup-size candle
Beaker
Lighter/Match

Procedures:
1. Place the plastic plate on your table. Pour some water on the plate.
2. Add few drops of food color to provide distinction.
3. Place the cup-sized candle at the center of the plate.
4. Lit the candle with the lighter/match.
5. Cover the candle with the beaker. Observe the changes.

Guide Questions:
Q1. This experiment is an application of ___________________________.
Q2. What are the factors involved in this experiment? _______________________________________.
Q3. Enumerate the observed changes in the experiment:
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Q4. Why did these changes occur?
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Q5. What will happen if you add more candles in the experiment?
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EXPERIMENT NO. 2 “Bottle Pee Experiment”
Materials:
1 Empty plastic bottle (450-500 ml)
1 bendable straw
Scissors
1 balloon
Masking tape

Procedures:
1. Puncture the plastic bottle at the mid part with enough diameter to fit with the bendable straw.
2. Insert the straw in the hole and seal it with masking tape.
3. Fill the plastic bottle with water. Make sure the water will not leak from the hole.
4. Inflate the balloon and put it at the mouth of the bottle.
5. Observe what will happen on the water in inside the bottle.

Guide Questions:
Q6. This experiment is an application of ___________________________.
Q7. What are the factors involved in this experiment? _______________________________________.
Q8. What happened to the water inside the bottle?
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Q9. Explain this phenomenon using the involved gas law.
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Q10. What will happen if you add more air to the balloon?
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EXPERIMENT NO. 3 “Ping Pong Ball Experiment”

Materials:

1 Ping Pong Ball

1 hotplate
Beaker
Tongs

Procedure:
1. Heat the beaker with water using the hotplate.
2. Drop the dented ping pong ball on top of the water.
3. Press the ping pong ball under the water for 20 seconds
4. Take it out. Use a spoon or a pair of kitchen tongs to take out the ball.
5. Observe the changes in the dented ping pong ball.

Guide Questions:
Q11. This experiment is an application of ___________________________.
Q12. What are the factors involved in this experiment? _______________________________________.
Q13. What happened to the dented ping pong ball when placed over the hot water?
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Q14. Explain this phenomenon using the involved gas law.
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Q15. What will happen to the dented ping pong ball if placed over cold water?
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EXPERIMENT NO. 4 “Egg in the Bottle Experiment”

Materials:
1 hardboiled egg
1 Erlenmeyer flask
Scratch papers
1 lighter/match

Procedures:
1. Place your flask on the table.
2. Light the piece of paper and drop it inside the flask.
3. Immediately place the hardboiled egg at the top of the flask.
4. Observe what will happen to the egg.

Guide Questions:
Q16. This experiment is an application of ___________________________.
Q17. What are the factors involved in this experiment? _______________________________________.
Q18. What happened to the hardboiled egg when placed over the Erlenmeyer flask?
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Q19. Explain this phenomenon using the involved gas law.
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Q20. What will happen if you placed the hardboiled egg over the bottle with cold water?
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EXPERIMENT NO. 5 “Balloon Soda Experiment”

Materials:
1 balloon
1 pack of vinegar
1 plastic bottle (450-500 ml)
1 baking soda
1 funnel

Procedures:
1. Using the funnel, put the baking soda inside the balloon.
2. Fill the bottle halfway with vinegar.
3. Place the tip of the baking soda filled balloon on the lid of the plastic bottle.
4. Slowly lift the balloon to the allow the baking soda to fall down to the vinegar. Observe what
happens to the balloon.

Guide Questions:
Q21. This experiment is an application of ___________________________.
Q22. What are the factors involved in this experiment? _______________________________________.
Q23. What happened to the balloon after adding baking soda to the vinegar?
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Q24. Explain this phenomenon using the involved gas law.
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Q25. What will happen if you use water instead of vinegar in this experiment?
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EXPERIMENT NO. 6 Improvised Fire Extinguisher Experiment

Materials:
Baking soda
Vinegar
Plastic bottle with hole in the lid
Bendable straw
Lighter/match
Scissors
Newspaper

Procedures:
1. Fill the bottle about halfway full with vinegar.
2. To activate the fire extinguisher, drop in a spoonful of baking soda.
3. Immediately shake the jar and point the hole of the jar toward your fire.
4. Test out your fire extinguisher on a candle or small intentional fire so you will know what to
expect.

Guide Questions:
Q26. What happens to the baking soda and vinegar when they come in contact with each other?
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Q27. What happens to the candles? Explain this phenomenon.
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Q28. What gasses are formed during this reaction?

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Q29. Compare the weight CO2 molecule to O2 molecule. How does this relate to the (CO2) fire
extinguisher?
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Q30. What are the other types of fire extinguisher?

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