How to write a lab report Let’s take as an example a free-fall experiment. You drop a small steel ball from various heights and use an electronic timer to measure how long it takes the ball to hit the ground. From this you calculate the final speed of the ball using v = 2x/t. You believe that the ball will have a constant acceleration of “g‚” 9.8 m/s2. This will be seen if you graph velocity vs. time and get a straight line with a slope of 9.8. You end up with a table of data giving distances
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This purpose of the lab was to observe and compare the reactivity of the elements within groups and the reactivity of the groups themselves. The elements of each group were reacted with fire‚ acid (HCl or HNO3)‚ or in deionized water. According to the observations‚ the most reactive group was the alkali metals. Since the alkali metals are in group 1‚ they only have one valence electron and can easily lose this electron. As you move towards the right of the periodic table‚ the number of electrons
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energy when it flies through the air. The ball has the ability to do work in that it can act upon other objects with when it collides. Potential energy is stored energy that objects have because of their position. A cup on a table has potential energy: If you knock the cup off the table‚ gravity will accelerate the cup‚ and its potential energy will convert to kinetic energy. Kinetic energy is the energy of mass in motion. The kinetic energy of an object is the energy it has because of its motion. Conservation
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Science Lab on Electromagnets By Caitlin Hendriks Factors that Affect the Strength of an Electromagnet Purpose: To test how two different factors‚ the number of loops and the current intensity‚ affect the strength of the magnetic field of an electromagnet. Materials: Power pack‚ 4 connecting wires‚ switch‚ ammeter‚ paperclips‚ iron nail‚ copper wire. PART A: TESTING THE NUMBER OF LOOPS Procedure: 1. Create an
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* Would yeast produce more carbon dioxide with the presence of sugar at room temperature or in an incubator? | -Observing Cellular respiration in yeast cells. | Yeast Lab Background Information: Yeast is a tiny unicellular fungus that obtains energy from outside sources (a heterotroph) mostly sugars in order to grow and reproduce. Yeast is often used in bread dough to make the dough rise. With the presence of oxygen a yeast cell creates energy by performing cellular respiration and
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Formal Scientific Lab Report Osmosis Katy Hunter 10-26-2012 Abstract: The objectives of this lab was to be able to create models of cells with the dialysis tubing to show us how the plasma membrane is selectively permeable‚ to study the effects of osmosis on a model cell‚ and to foresee the effect of solute concentration on osmosis. In order to achieve these objectives‚ we had to fill the dialysis tubing with either water‚ or different amounts of sucrose. We then tied off the tubes and put
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require ATP energy and the transport process is driven by concentration or pressure differences between the interior and exterior of the cell. All molecules are in constant motion‚ ergo‚ possessing kinetic energy. This kinetic energy is the motivating force in diffusion. During diffusion‚ molecules that are small enough to pass through a membrane’s pores or molecules that can dissolve in the lipid bilayer of a membrane move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration. Facilitated
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Lab Report Microbiology Introduction Bacteria can be found almost anywhere. For human life‚ some help us‚ some hurt us‚ and others are neutral. It is now known that good bacteria‚ or normal microflora‚ can reach 1014 microbial cells. This is far more than the 1013 cells that make up the human body (Tannock‚ 1995). The total number of bacteria on Earth is estimated to be around 4-6 x 1030 (Horner-Devine‚ 2004). It is important to know the extent of bacteria‚ how they live‚ and how they are
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Objective The purpose of this lab is to determine the particle size distribution of the fine and coarse aggregates by sieving. Equipment and Material Balance‚ sensitive to within 0.1% of the weight of the sample to be tested Standard sieves for grading of fine aggregates- 4.75 mm‚ 2.36 mm‚ 1.18 mm‚ 300m‚ 150m (# 4‚ 8‚ 16‚ 50 and 100) Standard sieves for grading coarse aggregates- 1 ½ in.‚ 1 in.‚ ¾ in.‚ ½ ‚ 3/8 in.‚ 4 in‚ plus a 4.75 mm(#4 sieve) Fine (0.5 Kg) and coarse (2 to 20 Kg depending
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AP Biology Lab: Catalase (Enzymes) Abstract In this laboratory exercise‚ studies of enzyme catalase‚ which accelerates the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen. The purpose was to isolate catalase from starch and measure the rate of activity under different conditions. The laboratory was also conducted in association with a second laboratory that measured the effects of an inhibitor on the enzymes. Changes in temperature and pH along with Substrate Concentration and Enzyme
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