- Pour the water which the fishes were living into the three beakers.
- Label the 500mL beakers as A and B.
- Label the 300mL beaker as C.
- Measure the pH¡¯s of each water in three beakers and distilled water. Record
the values into the proper table.
- Carefully transfer three fishes to each beaker.
- Place 20 wooden disposable chopsticks into the beaker A. Make sure not
the stress the fish.
- Place 20 bamboo disposable chopsticks into the beaker B. Make sure not
to stress the fish.
- Continue measuring the pH¡¯s every 1 hour until the fishes in the beakers
A and B are dead. Record the pH¡¯s and the time fish died.
- Label the test tubes as A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, and C2.
- Pour the 3 final solutions from Part 1 to corresponding test tubes.
- Pour sulfuric acid to the test tube A1. Smell the odor and record.
- Pour sulfuric acid to the test tube B1. Smell the odor and record.
- Pour sulfuric acid to the test tube C1. Smell the odor and record.
- Pour Barium chloride to the test tube A2. Record the observation.
- Pour Barium chloride to the test tube B2. Record the observation.
- Pour Barium chloride to the test tube C2. Record the observation.
- Cut disposable chopsticks into small pieces.
- Cover the 500mL bottles with aluminum foil so that light would not enter.
- Label the bottles as A1, A2, B1, and B2.
- Put wooden disposable chopstick pieces as many as 10 whole disposable
chopsticks into the bottle A1 and fill it with water.
- Put bamboo disposable chopstick pieces as many as 10 whole disposable
chopsticks into the bottle B1 and fill it with water.
- Put wooden disposable chopstick pieces as many as 10 whole disposable
chopsticks into the bottle A2 and fill it with vinegar.
- Put bamboo disposable chopstick pieces as many as 10 whole disposable
chopsticks into the bottle B2 and fill it with vinegar.
- Leave 4 bottles for 3 days.
- Pour the solution from A1 to 500mL beaker and quickly add manganese oxide
to it. Record the observation.
- Repeat #9 for B1, A2, and B2. Record the observations.
*The
difference between the size of the beakers was done in order to equalize the
space availabe for the fishes after the chopsticks were put into.
Procdeure
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3