Electrochemical Cells—Classic Laboratory Kit for AP® Chemistry
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With the Electrochemical Cells Classic Lab Kit for AP® Chemistry, students learn how to use a voltmeter, how to calculate net ionic equations and more by constructing a microscale series of half-cells and analyzing resulting data.
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Classic AP Requirement #21—Measurements Using Electrochemical Cells and Electroplating
A microscale series of half-cells is constructed by placing a piece of metal into a solution of the metal’s ions. The half-cells are connected by a salt bridge, and the reduction potential of each cell is measured. Students then construct a table of reduction potentials and apply the Nernst equation through further experimentation.
Students learn how to use a voltmeter, determine the anode and cathode of a cell and calculate net ionic equations.
Complete for 24 students working in pairs.
Electrochemical Cells Inquiry Guidance and AP® Chemistry Curriculum Alignment Transition Guide available! Follow the link in Resources to find this valuable publication that lets you adapt this classic AP Chemistry experiment for guided-inquiry and correlate with the AP Chemistry curriculum framework.
Specifications
Materials Included in Kit:
Copper sheet, 3" x 12"
Copper(II) nitrate solution, 1 M, 100 mL
Iron(III) nitrate solution, 1 M, 100 mL
Lead foil, 3" x 12"
Lead nitrate solution, 1 M, 100 mL
Magnesium metal ribbon, pkg/15
Magnesium nitrate solution, 1 M, 100 mL
Potasium nitrate solution, 1 M, 100 mL, 2
Silver foil, 5 g
Silver nitrate solution, 1 M, 100 mL
Sodium chloride, 1 M, 150 mL
Zinc metal strips, pkg/5, 2
Zinc nitrate solution, 1 M, 190 mL
Iron nails, 3" long, 12
Pipet, Beral-type, graduated, 120
Additional Materials Required (for each lab group): Beaker, filter paper, graduated cylinder, 24-well reaction plates, sandpaper or steel wool, 13 × 150 mm test tubes, voltmeter, distilled or deionized water, wires, alligator clips.
Correlation to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)†
Science & Engineering Practices
Planning and carrying out investigations
Analyzing and interpreting data
Using mathematics and computational thinking
Constructing explanations and designing solutions
Disciplinary Core Ideas
HS-PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter
HS-PS1.B: Chemical Reactions
Crosscutting Concepts
Patterns
Cause and effect
Energy and matter
Performance Expectations
HS-PS1-2. Construct and revise an explanation for the outcome of a simple chemical reaction based on the outermost electron states of atoms, trends in the periodic table, and knowledge of the patterns of chemical properties.
HS-PS1-6. Refine the design of a chemical system by specifying a change in conditions that would produce increased amounts of products at equilibrium.
HS-PS1-7. Use mathematical representations to support the claim that atoms, and therefore mass, are conserved during a chemical reaction.
HS-PS2-6. Communicate scientific and technical information about why the molecular-level structure is important in the functioning of designed materials.
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Electrochemical Cells Inquiry Guidance and AP* Chemistry Curriculum Alignment Transition Guide