Chem Lab C
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Re: Chem Lab C
I'm iffy on equilibrium, on the one hand I feel like yes, it is a huge amount of information covered within the topic, on the other hand, I feel like there are fewer "random" questions which could be asked about equilibrium. Like for electrochem we had "fuel cells and common storage batteries" as a supplementary subject for states/nationals, and I mean there's so much which could be asked about that. Didn't show up on the test for nationals at all though...
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So I'm not completely clear on what exactly ''equilibrium" will cover. I understand that equilibrium is when a system is essentially balanced, but in which contexts is this referring to?
I see that you say there can be a wide variety of things covered, could you give a couple more examples?
I see that you say there can be a wide variety of things covered, could you give a couple more examples?
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Acid-base (weak acids/bases), solubility, vapor pressure...probably not thermo?
Maybe an equilibrium lab using FeSCN2+ or some solubility lab? I can't think of any practical non-aqueous equilibrium labs off of the top of my head...except maybe NO2 <=> N2O4
Maybe an equilibrium lab using FeSCN2+ or some solubility lab? I can't think of any practical non-aqueous equilibrium labs off of the top of my head...except maybe NO2 <=> N2O4
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Would doing a simply titration with, for example, NaOH and acetic acid, be an option? Then you have a form of acid/ base equilibrium. Then one could do molar calcualtions, etc.
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Everything is done at the competition.liutony66 wrote:In this competition, do they give you labs to do at the competition or do you do them before hand?
I'm guessing that doing lots of labs before hand helps anyways.
Yes, practicing labs is quite helpful, but a lot of the time you'll unfortunately end up with just a written test anyway.
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