Chemical Applications In Real Life Scenarios: Case Study
Honors Chemistry p: 5
27 September 2013
Chemical Applications in Real Life Scenarios
“Case Study B”
Although chemicals generally have the same appearance in a liquid solution, they vary extremely from the fact that some may have no effect and others can cause death. One of the few ways that a certain chemical solution can be identified is through a simple test called a flame test. A flame test works by placing a certain chemical solution in an open flame and noting the color the flame changes to. The color of the flame changes due to the fact that electrons are constantly moving between energy levels as stated in the Hutchinson Encyclopedia. The chemical involved in case study B will be identified using a flame test and extensive research …show more content…
As predicated, the element that was found to match that of Case Study B was Barium Chloride. These results supported both the hypothesis and prediction for that was the original chemical thought to be in this case study. Barium Chloride was matched up to this case study for one, the flame that was produced from the mystery chemical was the same as that of Barium Chloride. When further research was conducted, one can see that Barium Chloride can be lethal when exposed to water as stated on the notes that were found in the basement where the mystery chemical was found. The mysterious chemical was found near waterpipes in the basement, which could have most likely contributed to the death of the Olson family member. A study conducted in the University of Nigeria proved that Barium Chloride is lethal for they placed twenty rats in a location contaminated with Barium Chloride. If the rats were not given a remedy within a few minutes, they died. Although the lab was conducted in a mostly perfect location, there could have been many errors that could have led to different results. When the chemical from the basement was retrieved, it could have been contaminated during transportation over to the lab which could have altered the results. Also, the mixture could have been tampered with before it was laved in the flame for the flame test. This result was conveyed amongst many different peers that agree that Barium Chloride was the mysterious chemical found. Although this experiment was conducted in the best manner possible, it is still important to repeat this study at least another five times in order to have more reliable information and a steady trend that can be followed in which all the chemical results are the
27 September 2013
Chemical Applications in Real Life Scenarios
“Case Study B”
Although chemicals generally have the same appearance in a liquid solution, they vary extremely from the fact that some may have no effect and others can cause death. One of the few ways that a certain chemical solution can be identified is through a simple test called a flame test. A flame test works by placing a certain chemical solution in an open flame and noting the color the flame changes to. The color of the flame changes due to the fact that electrons are constantly moving between energy levels as stated in the Hutchinson Encyclopedia. The chemical involved in case study B will be identified using a flame test and extensive research …show more content…
As predicated, the element that was found to match that of Case Study B was Barium Chloride. These results supported both the hypothesis and prediction for that was the original chemical thought to be in this case study. Barium Chloride was matched up to this case study for one, the flame that was produced from the mystery chemical was the same as that of Barium Chloride. When further research was conducted, one can see that Barium Chloride can be lethal when exposed to water as stated on the notes that were found in the basement where the mystery chemical was found. The mysterious chemical was found near waterpipes in the basement, which could have most likely contributed to the death of the Olson family member. A study conducted in the University of Nigeria proved that Barium Chloride is lethal for they placed twenty rats in a location contaminated with Barium Chloride. If the rats were not given a remedy within a few minutes, they died. Although the lab was conducted in a mostly perfect location, there could have been many errors that could have led to different results. When the chemical from the basement was retrieved, it could have been contaminated during transportation over to the lab which could have altered the results. Also, the mixture could have been tampered with before it was laved in the flame for the flame test. This result was conveyed amongst many different peers that agree that Barium Chloride was the mysterious chemical found. Although this experiment was conducted in the best manner possible, it is still important to repeat this study at least another five times in order to have more reliable information and a steady trend that can be followed in which all the chemical results are the