COURSE:
CHEM120: Introduction To General, Organic & Biological
Initial Post Instructions
While we often do not realize it, acidic and basic solutions are a part of our daily lives.
Pick a solution in your home, work, or even outside (be sure to check the label to make sure that whatever you are measuring is nonhazardous and water based). Some possible solutions are shampoos, beverages, still water in your backyard, contact solution, etc. Research a compound or compounds found in your chosen solution, citing your sources in APA format and predict if the solution would be acidic or basic.
Follow-Up Post Instructions
Respond to at least two peers or one peer and the instructor. Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification.
Possible follow-up topics:
- I have provided each of you with a strip of pH paper, perform your experiment by using your pH paper to measure the pH of your solution. After you have performed your experiment, report your findings back to the group and be sure to classify your example as an acidic or basic solution as well as what compound or compounds in your solution you believe cause the solution to be basic or acidic and why.
- Comment on a peers findings with additional information.
- This week, we are studying the ideal gas law. In this discussion, you will be trying your hand at applying one of the ideal gas laws to a real world situation. Consider a situation that involves an ideal gas law and discuss how you would apply your chosen ideal gas law to the situation. Generate an ideal gas law question based on this situation.
- Solve one of your peer’s ideal gas law equations. If you feel that there is not enough information given in their problem to solve the problem, discuss what additional information you would need and why.
Writing Requirements
- Minimum of 3 posts (1 initial & 2 follow-up)
- APA format for in-text citations and list of references
Solution
Week 4 Discussion: Chemistry in the World Around Us
The solution identified in beer, particularly 100% malt lager. The solution’s pH, following a test with the pH strip, was 4.5, indicating that it is an acidic solution. In chemistry, alcohol is described as an organic compound made up of at least 1 hydroxyl functional group (-OH) which is bound to a saturated atom (Erfkamp, Guenther, & Gerlach, 2019). Alcohol refers to alcohol ethanol (ethyl alcohol), the main alcohol in beer. The –OH functional group cannot be easily removed unless through protonation by the reaction to the alcohol. However,……………..please follow the link below to purchase the solution at $10