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Travis Bell

EE Research Aims
InvestigativeSignificance:

1. Goals
a. Developaconsistentandthoroughmethodologytoexplorelightproducing
reactionsofluminol
i.
Createaprocedurethatreflectsthismethodologyandfollowschemical
handlingguidelines
b. Explorethemechanismwithwhichluminolexhibitschemiluminescence
i.
Useofoxidizationagent
ii.
Electronmovementtogroundstate
c. Understandhowcertainfactorsimpactthisprocess
i.
pHandpOHlevels
d. Gatherexperimentaldatadetailingtheimpactofdifferentmethods
i.
Luminosity
ii.
Duation
iii.
ReactionRate
iv.
Efficiency
e. Analyzegathereddatatoproviderelevantconnectionstothetheoreticalprocess
andoutlinedmethodology
i.
Createcomparisonsbetweenmymethodologyanditsimpacton
establishedtextandscientificknowledge

2.ResearchQuestion
HowdoespHlevelaffectreactionratesofchemiluminescentsolutionssuchas
Luminolinregardstoreactionrateandefficiency?

3.UniqueArgument
Iplantotakeauniqueapproachtothisexperimentbyexploringfactorssuchas
pHandefficiencyinregardstoGreenChemistry,astancethathasnotbeentaken
asotherresearcherstendtofocusonthereactionmechanismitselfratherthanits
qualitativedata.IalsoplantoinvestigatethemechanismwithwhichpHhasan
impactonthereactionprocess,whichwillallowmyresearchtoapplythisknowledge
tootherchemicalprocesses.

4.ResearchMethods
Iwillbeconductingascientificinvestigationtoexplorethisrelationshipbetween
pHandluminolreactionmechanism.Iwillconductmyinvestigationinalabsetting
undertheguidanceofHarrison'sIBDPcertifiedchemistryteachersandIwilluseour
equipmenttoproducethesereactionsandmeasuretheiroutcomesinacontrolled
setting.

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