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2. Perform six sets of measurements as follows and record the results in Table 1. If a volume required

is “0.0”, simply measure out the other liquid and continue. For each trial (HORIZONTAL line) in the

Table perform parts 2(a) to 2(c) of this experimental step.

(a) Flick the “water” cylinder several times to shake it dry and dry the outside of the cylinder. Then

ACCURATELY measure the volume of water required (use a dropping pipette to be sure that the

bottom of the water’s meniscus line just touches the required volume marking). After adding the

water, weigh the cylinder and water and enter the data in column 1 of Table 1. Keep the water in

the cylinder for use in part 2(c).

(b) Flick the "alcohol" cylinder several times to dry it. Dry the outside of the cylinder. Then

ACCURATELY measure the required volume of alcohol . Again, use a dropping pipet to be sure

the alcohol’s meniscus line touches the volume marking. After adding the alcohol, weigh the

cylinder and alcohol and enter the data in column 2 of Table I. Keep the alcohol for part 2(c).

HAVING THE MIXTURE END UP IN THE ALCOHOL CYLINDER. Let the last of the mixture

drain from the water cylinder into the alcohol cylinder for about 15 seconds. (In order to correctly

analyze the data, the mixture MUST end up in one cylinder all the time and we are arbitrarily

choosing to use the ALCOHOL CYLINDER for measurements on the mixture.) Then measure

• the volume of the mixture to the nearest 0.1 mL. Enter the volume in column 3 of Table I.

• the mass of the alcohol cylinder and mixture to 0.01 g. Enter the mass in column 4 of Table

Finally, discard the mixture down the sink.

ANALYSIS OF DATA

1. Fill in Table 2 as follows.

Column 1 (mass of water)

Calculate the mass of water used in each trial by subtracting the Mass of empty “water”

graduated cylinder (recorded at the start of the DATA section) from each entry in column 1 of

Table 1. DO NOT CHANGE THE VALUES IN TABLE 1. Enter the results in the corresponding

space in column 1 of Table 2.

Column 2 (mass of alcohol)

For each trial, subtract the Mass of empty “alcohol” graduated cylinder from each entry in

column 2 of Table 1. Enter the results in column 2 of Table 2.

Column 3 (volume of mixture)

Copy, unchanged, each entry from column 3 of Table 1 to column 3 of Table 2.

Column 4 (mass of mixture)

For each trial, subtract the Mass of empty “alcohol” graduated cylinder from each entry in

column 4 of Table 1. Enter the results in column 4 of Table 2.

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Column 5 (the sum of the masses of water and alcohol in each mixture)

For each trial, add the mass of water in column 1 of Table 2 to the mass of alcohol in column 2 of

Table 2 for each trial. Enter the results in column 5 of Table 2.

Column 6 (the mass lost during the mixing process)

For each trial, subtract the mass of the mixture (column 4 in Table 2) from the combined mass

given in column 5 of Table 2. Enter the results in column 6 of Table 2. [The entries in column 5

should be very close to the values in column 4. Column 6 tells us how much mass is lost by

being left behind in the water cylinder (or by spillage) when the alcohol and water are mixed and

poured back into the alcohol cylinder. Columns 5 and 6 are not used for calculations. Instead,

columns 5 and 6 serve as a check on how carefully you carried out the experiment.]

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