Chapter 4 – Carbon and Molecular Diversity Objectives

 

 

Chapter 4   Carbon and Molecular Diversity of Life
Objectives
The Importance of Carbon

1.  Explain how carbon’s electron configuration accounts for its ability to form large, complex, and diverse organic molecules.

2.  Describe how carbon skeletons may vary, and explain how this variation contributes to the diversity and complexity of organic molecules.

3.  Describe the basic structure of a hydrocarbon and explain why these molecules are hydrophobic.

4.  Distinguish among the three types of isomers: structural, geometric, and enantiomer.

Functional Groups

5.  Name the major functional groups found in organic molecules. Describe the basic structure of each functional group and outline the chemical properties of the organic molecules in which they occur.

 

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BI Sample 2 Lab Volume of Object

 

 

Volume of an Irregular Object

 

 

Introduction

 

Everything is made of matter. Matter has physical and chemical properties. Physical properties are observable, such as mass, volume, and density. Mass is a fundamental property of an object generally regarded as equivalent to the amount of matter in the object. Volume is the amount of space it takes up. Density is the thickness of it the formula for density is D=M/V. The purpose of this experiment was to find the mass, volume, and density of three different objects.

 

Hypothesis

 

Determining the volume of an irregularly shaped object can help in determining density.

 

Materials

 

The materials used included a rubber stopper, a rock, a shell, a 100mL graduated cylinder, water, electronic balance, paper, and pencil.

 

Methods:

 

Obtain rubber a stopper, a shell, and a rock. Estimate and record the mass and volume of the three objects. Weigh and record each object. Take the graduated cylinder and fill halfway with water and record the volume. Add one object and record the new volume. Subtract initial volume from final, and record. Repeat with the other three objects.

 

Results:

 

ObjectEstimated mass (g)Estimated volume (ml)Actual mass (g)Volume of H2O (ml)Volume of object + H2O (ml)Object’s Volume (ml)Density D=m/v

(g/ml)

Rubber Stopper8g65ml8.3g50ml56ml6ml1.38g/ml
Shell2g55ml3.1g50ml53ml3ml1g/ml
Rock4g60ml7.8g50ml54ml4ml1.95g/ml

1. How did you determine the object’s:

a. Mass? Weighed it on a electronic balance

 

b. Volume? Put it in the water and measured the volume then subtracted the volume of the water before the object.

c. Density? Divided mass into volume

2. How did your estimates of mass and volume compare to the actual mass and volume of each object?

Our estimates of mass were close to the actual mass. Our estimates of volume were off not close to the actual volume at all.

3. Objects will sink if they are denser than water. Explain why ships made of steel float instead of sinking since steel is denser than water.

Because the ship has a hallow cavity with trapped air in it.

 

Error Analysis:

 

The volume of the water might not have been measured correctly.

 

Discussion and Conclusion:

 

The volume of the rubber stopper, rock and shell were determined by submerging them in a graduating cylinder containing water. The original water level in the cylinder was subtracted from the final water level to get the volume (ml) of each object. The actual mass (g) of each object was obtained by placing each on an electronic balance. Density could then be determined by dividing the mass of each object by its volume. The data showed the rock to have the greatest density at 1.95 g/ml with the rubber stopper 1.38 g/ml and the shell 1 g/ml being less dense.

Chemistry for Physical Science

UNITS OF STUDY
NATURE OF SCIENCE CLASSIFICATION OF MATTER ATOMIC STRUCTURE & THE PERIODIC TABLE
CHEMICAL BONDS ELEMENTS and THEIR PROPERTIES CHEMICAL REACTIONS
SOLUTIONS ACIDS, BASES, & SALTS CARBON CHEMISTRY

 

NATURE OF SCIENCE

Methods and Science, Standards of Measurement, Communicating with Graphs

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CLASSIFICATION OF MATTER

Composition of Matter, Properties of Matter

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PROPERTIES OF ATOMS & PERIODIC TABLE

Structure of the Atom, Masses of Atoms, and the Periodic Table

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CHEMICAL BONDS

Stability in Bonding, Types of Bonds, and Writing Formulas and Naming Compound

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ELEMENTS and THEIR PROPERTIES

Metals, Nonmetals, and Mixed Groups

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CHEMICAL REACTIONS

Chemical Changes, Chemical Equations, Classifying Chemical Reactions, and Chemical Reactions and Energy

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SOLUTIONS

How Solutions Form, Dissolving Without Water, Solubility and Concentration, and Particles in Solution

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ACIDS, BASES, & SALTS

Acids and Bases, Strength of Acids and Bases, and Salts

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CARBON CHEMISTRY

 

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