GRADE 10 CHEMISTRY

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Activity: Properties of Gases

Materials:
 Pipette and aspirator or syringe
 100 mL graduated cylinder
 200 ml water
 20 mL cooking oil

Procedure
B. Gases and Volume
1. Put approximately 50.0 mL of water in the graduated cylinder.
2. Cover the water with cooking oil up to approximately 70.0 mL. Let the oil
settle at the top of the water.
3. Dip the tip of the pipette in the water-oil mixture until it reaches the water
portion of the mixture. Carefully press the aspirator at the other end of the
pipette to introduce air in the mixture. A syringe can be used as a substitute
for pipette.
4. Carefully remove the pipette from water-oil mixture. Read the final volume after introducing the air in
the water oil mixture.
5. Perform three trials and record your data.

Table 1: Data for the Volume of Air Trapped in the Water-Oil Mixture

Total volume after air was

Trial Volume of water + oil (mL)
introduced (mL)
1
2
3
Average

Guide Questions:

1. What happens to the volume reading of the water-oil mixture when air is introduced to it?
2. What does it indicate?