6.03 Air Pressure Lab

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Part A

Procedures Observations
1. Put 400 mL of tap water into a beaker. Heat it on a hot plate until it starts to boil.
2. Put a rubber-stopper assembly into a 125 mL Erlenmeyer flask. Twist the stopper into the flask's neck until it is tightly secured. Connect the connector and the gas pressure sensor valve, then twist in a clockwise motion. Prevent gas leakage by covering the stopper and flask's top with parafilm. Twist the white valve until it is perpendicular to the valve stem in order to close the two-way valve.
3. Use a syringe to collect 3.0 mL ethanol (EtOH). Twist the syringe so that it attaches to the two-way valve. Wait until the TA instructs you to put the flask into the water bath.
4. Using LabQuest2, connect the temperature …show more content…

Record air pressure (mmHg) in the Erlenmeyer flask without solution. ("should be ~760 mmHg") Hold the temperature probe up in the air and record room temperature (°C). Observations: refer to table 1. (data table of °C temperatures)
6. Twist the white valve until it lines up with the valve stem in order to open the two-way valve. Push the syringe's plunger in order to transfer the EtOH into the flask. Immediately twist the white valve until it is perpendicular to the valve stem in order to close the two-way valve. Twist the syringe in a counter-clockwise direction in order to remove it from the two-way …show more content…

Use LabQuest2 to record pressures and temperatures. (press green play button) Once pressure and temperature measurements stop changing, keep the data. Record the vapor pressure of the flask with ethanol at room temperature.
8. Put the closed flask into a water bath at room temperature in a 1 L beaker. Ensure that the entire flask is covered. If the flask begins to float, clamp it down. Put the temperature probe in the water bath. Using a pipet, add some boiling water from the hot plate to the water bath until the temperature of the water bath increases by 3 °C. Use the temperature probe to stir the water bath. Once pressure and temperature measurements stop changing, keep the data. Record the air pressure and vapor pressure for this temperature.
9. Repeat step #8. Using a pipet, add small amounts of boiling water from the hot plate to the water bath and collect pressure and temperature data. For each new temperature, record the air pressure and vapor pressure. Continue until you have gathered 6 measurements that range from room temperature to 40 °C.
10. Point the flask away from everyone and open the two-way valve in order to release pressure from the flask. Remove the stopper assembly, then fill up the flask with water. Discard of the solution in the sink.
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