Rachel Bohnenberger Professor Van Doorn ENVS 150-002 2 March 2015 Water Quality Lab Report Introduction: When people are asked about how water is characterized‚ they usually will think of saltwater‚ freshwater‚ safe-to-drink freshwater‚ and tap water. Only a few people understand that water and its quality are characterized in several other ways beyond salt‚ fresh‚ and tap water. In 1967‚ the Water Quality Act‚ which was an amendment of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act‚ was passed. The
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a bronsted-Lowry base whereas water is a hydrogen-ion donor‚ or a bronsted-Lowry acid. Hydrogen ions would transfer to the ammonium in a reaction to form a conjugate acid. A conjugate acid is formed when a base gains a hydrogen ion. Hypothesis: Oxygen from our breath changes the solution. Objectives 1) Determine how an acid is neutralized 2) Determine why a color change occurred 3) Learn the difference between an acid and base. 4) Does the timing and color change have a pattern
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standardizing the thiosulfate‚ a blank determination of KI was performed. Potassium iodide may sometimes contain iodate ions; therefore‚ this part was performed to detect any iodate ions. In the blank determination experiment‚ exactly 2.00 grams of KI was dissolved in 50 mL of distilled water and then acidify with 5 mL of 3M sulfuric acid. After the acid‚ 5 mL of starch was immediately added into the solution. The solution didn’t turn into a blue color‚ so a blank correction was not needed for the standardization
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larger dams‚ such as storage or hydroelectric dams‚ are more likely to have longer retention times‚ providing a greater potential for incoming nutrients to stimulate increased algal production. Increased algal biomass can potentially deplete dissolved oxygen levels within the reservoir through bacterial decomposition and photosynthetic respiration. A study by Dr. Bayne examined the relationship between reservoir water retention times and phytoplankton algae production in the summer.
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Results: The mealworms that were in the room temperature water have a higher cellular respiration rate than the mealworms in the cold water. This is because while they are in the cold water‚ the mealworm’s body slows down which decreases the amount of CO2 that is being produced. Unlike the mealworms in room temperature water‚ their cellular respiration was higher because their body temperature remained the same creating CO2 at a faster rate. Since there were two different controlled groups‚ there
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6 November 2012 SUBJECT: Lab Report Analysis This memo proposes the observations and claims I collected from reviewing three different lab reports. Three fields of study are composed within this memo that includes Electrical Engineering‚ Environmental Engineering‚ and Petroleum Engineering. “Electrical Filters‚” (Electrical)‚ written by Joe Schmoe‚ is a lab report made by a student at a university. The College Board produced an environmental lab report named‚ “Monitoring Air Quality‚”
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Based on the prompt above‚ “You are going to test your body’s ability to maintain homeostasis. You will test this by monitoring a person in your group’s breathing rate‚ heart rate‚ and qualitative observations” we devised a hypothesis which states that if a person exercises‚ his/her heart rate‚ breathing rate and sweat (qualitative observation) will increase in order for our bodies to maintain homeostasis and control our bodily functions. Based on our experiment we found that in Trial 1 the heart
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Enzymes are catalysts that are used to speed up chemical reactions. Adding inorganic catalysts to reactants increase the rate of most chemical reactions. However‚ all enzymes are different and there are numerous amounts. Many enzymes are essential for life and reactions would not happen rapidly to maintain life with the help of enzymes. Specific enzymes lower the activation energy for specific reactions and shapes. Activation energy is required to start a chemical reaction. This occurs when energy
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Enzyme lab report. Introduction. An enzyme is a protein molecule that speeds up the rates of chemical reactions by many folds. They recognize‚ bind‚ and change specific reactants. They do not change thus can catalyze the same reaction again and again. Activation energy also known as an energy barrier is the amount of energy needed in order to begin a chemical reaction. Catecholase catalyzes the reaction rate of catechol oxidation. Catechol is found beneath the skin of many plants such
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The temperature of water was determined by a thermometer. 1 cm stripped ends of the wires was hooked into the input posts on the back of the impendence converter. Lab tutor module was started after. B. Baseline heart rate The top of the container was covered with foil and the animal was allowed to sit quietly for 10 min. The trace was examined by pressing start. After that the baseline or the controlled
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