Name _______________________ Partners _________________________

Chalk Lab
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is an abundant substance existing in various forms such as
limestone, marble, chalk, and antacids. You will use the form of chalk to determine the mass,
number of moles, and number of chalk (CaCO3) particles placed on a sheet of paper.

Procedure:
1. Tear off the bottom half of this paper. Find the mass of the bottom half: ____________

2. Take a piece of chalk (CaCO3) and scribble on the massed sheet of paper for 1 minute.

3. Remass the paper: ____________

4. Calculations: SHOW YOUR WORK – you must have a number, a unit and a chemical
formula in all places of your work. Remember sig figs! (you can use the back of this
paper):

a. Determine the mass of CaCO3 applied to the paper: ____________

b. Convert this mass to moles of CaCO3: ____________

c. Starting with the mass of CaCO3, find the number of particles: ____________