Conservation Of Mass Lab
Use mathematical representations to support the claim that atoms and therefore mass are conserved during a chemical reaction.
Conservation of mass lab. Then you ll verify the law of conservation of mass using your findings. You will be using the 3 03 conservation of mass lab to record your data and other answers. In this lesson you will complete an experiment and will observe a chemical reaction. Supports ngss performance expectation hs ps1 7.
Students conduct an investigation that shows mass is conserved during the chemical reaction between sulfuric acid and steel wool iron. The law of conservation of mass states that the mass of your initial substances reactants will be the same as the mass of the substances that you get after the reaction has occurred products. Balancing equations is where we want kids to visualize this concept. Use mathematical representations to support the claim that atoms and therefore mass are conserved during a chemical reaction.
Describe how mass is conserved during a physical change in a closed system. Place both beakers on the balance record the starting mass. Calibrate or set the balance to 0. The law of conservation of mass was obeyed in this lab.
The concept that what goes up must come down is very real. This is the law of conservation of mass matter cannot be created nor destroyed it only changes forms. . Fill a beaker with 20 ml of vinegar.
This isn t that same concept but is just as real of a law as gravity. Conservation of mass minnesota state academic science standards addressed. Review the following procedure for this lab.