Copper Experiment Write-up

 

 

Lab Notebook

Procedure – reference the manual, be sure to include any changes.

 

Log - This is important!!  You should have a clearly written log of what you did and what you saw.  Good descriptions are important here.

 

Lab book format – signature, stamp, etc.

 

 

Informal Report

 

Title page with name, date, experiment title, and section #

á Cut and paste the grading rubric at the base of this document on the title page

 

Reaction List - This section should contain a listing of all the reactions that occurred (balanced of course) a designation of reaction type, and the expected mass of each copper containing product after each step.  (This step may be hand written) 

 

Results and calculation section. – Report your expected yield, actual yield, and percent yield.  Show your calculations for expected yield and percent yield.  Note any unusual or unexpected observations in the experiment.

 

Discussion and conclusion - Discuss any and all reasons why you may not have had 100% yield.  Could you have both lost and gained product??  Which step do you believe had the biggest effect on your % yield?  Comment on the your product and explain why it might look different from the original copper sample

 

Questions - complete the questions at the end of the lab in the manual.  For questions 2 and 3, tell what reagent you would add and write the reaction that would occur.

 

 

 

 

Copper Experiment – Grading Rubric

 

 

Lab Book

 

/25

á Procedure

/5

 

á Log

/15

 

á Format

/5

 

Informal Report

 

/75

á Title Page

/2

 

á Objective

/5

 

á Reaction List

/28

 

á Results and Calculations

/5

 

á Discussion

/15

 

á Conclusion

/5

 

á Questions

/15

 

Total

 

/100