ERIC Number: EJ825613
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-2479
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A Lab Experiment to Introduce Gas/Liquid Solubility
Fonsecaa, I. M. A.; Almeida, J. P. B.; Fachada, H. C.
Chemical Engineering Education, v42 n3 p147-153 Sum 2008
A simplified version of a volumetric apparatus for gas/liquid solubility measurements is proposed. The procedure familiarizes undergraduate students with the experimental study of the solubility of a gas in a liquid and contributes to the understanding of this important phase equilibrium concept. The experimental results report the determination of the solubility of carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide in water, in the temperature range [290 - 303K]. The accuracy of the method was found to be about 1% which is quite acceptable for didactic purposes. The determination of the solubility uncertainty provides use of the propagation law of errors, and enables the student to evaluate which of the experimental uncertainties affect more the final result. (Contains 2 tables and 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Science Experiments, Science Laboratories, Measurement Techniques, Scientific Concepts, Thermodynamics, Computation
Chemical Engineering Education, Chemical Engineering Division of ASEE. P.O. Box 142097, Gainesville FL 32614. Tel: 352-392-0861; Fax: 352-392-0861; e-mail: cee@che.ufl.edu; Website: http://cee.che.ufl.edu/index.html
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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