Essential Laboratory Equipment and Techniques
Essential Laboratory Equipment
Measuring Devices
- Graduated cylinder: Measures volumes of liquids.
- Pipette (Total): Measures a precise volume of liquid for transfer.
- Pipette (Partial): Measures partial volumes of liquids.
- Burette: Measures the exact volume of a solution.
- Thermometer: Measures temperatures.
- Precision Balance: Measures masses of solid substances.
Containers and Supports
- Porcelain: Used to heat, melt, or evaporate solids or liquids.
- Florence flask: Heats liquids, directing vapors along a specific
Bohr’s Atomic Model: Postulates and Applications
Bohr’s Theory
Bohr’s Atomic Model
What did Bohr Do?
In 1913, Bohr applied quantum theory to Rutherford’s atom and proposed a model that explains the hydrogen atom’s emission and absorption spectrum. He produced a revolutionary theory.
What are the Postulates of Bohr’s Theory?
- The electron moves around the nucleus in specific circular orbits called energy levels or principal quantum levels.
- While the electron moves in the same energy level, it does not absorb or emit energy. The electron is in a steady
Understanding Plastics: Definition, Polymers, and Classification
Understanding Plastics
Today, plastic is used in our daily lives. It has replaced metal parts in the automotive industry and is used in construction, packaging, household appliances (washing machines, blenders, refrigerators, etc.). In the near future, it will be entering other branches of industry, for example, in medicine, such as joint replacement (artificial joints), games of all kinds, and sporting goods. As you can see, the plastic industry is in the process of growth. It is common to see pieces
Read MorePrintmaking Techniques: Etching, Halftone, and Ceramics
Halftone Printing
Halftone printing involves gradually raising the gray and white tones to eliminate roughness, similar to drypoint. It limits the number of prints due to the press crushing the roughness.
Halftone Features
- Amplitude and smoothness of the black.
- A unique engraving system that allows real chiaroscuro.
- Halftone engravings are recognized by a characteristic densely crosslinked derivative of graphing, particularly visible along the edges.
Etching
Etching is an indirect metal plate engraving
Read MoreUnderstanding Chemical Laws: Proust, Dalton, Richter & Radioactivity
Understanding Key Chemical Laws
Law of Definite Proportions (Proust’s Law)
Joseph Louis Proust (1754-1826) argued that the percentage composition of a chemical compound was always the same, regardless of origin. In contrast, Claude Louis Berthollet (1748-1822) stated that elements, within certain limits, could join in all proportions.
Over time, Proust’s criterion was supported by an experiment conducted in 1799, showing that the composition of cupric carbonate was always the same, regardless of its
Read MoreAtomic Models: From Thomson to Quantum Theory
Atomic Models: A Historical Perspective
Thomson’s Atomic Model
Thomson’s atomic model proposed that an atom is a uniform sphere of positive electricity with electrons dispersed throughout, held apart by repulsive forces. This model attempted to explain the neutrality of atoms and the ionization process when electrons are lost.
Rutherford’s Discovery of the Atomic Nucleus
Thomson’s model failed to explain the alpha particle scattering experiments conducted by Geiger and Marsden under Rutherford’s direction.
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