This proposal outlines a chemistry project investigating the effect of pH on corrosion rate. Four students will study how corrosion rate varies when strips of five metals (silver, copper, aluminum, zinc, and steel) are submerged in solutions with different pH levels (acidic, basic, and neutral). The metals will be weighed before and after soaking in the solutions to determine mass loss and calculate corrosion rate. Results will be analyzed to see how pH manipulates the responding variable of corrosion rate across the constant variable of solution volume and metal type.
This proposal outlines a chemistry project investigating the effect of pH on corrosion rate. Four students will study how corrosion rate varies when strips of five metals (silver, copper, aluminum, zinc, and steel) are submerged in solutions with different pH levels (acidic, basic, and neutral). The metals will be weighed before and after soaking in the solutions to determine mass loss and calculate corrosion rate. Results will be analyzed to see how pH manipulates the responding variable of corrosion rate across the constant variable of solution volume and metal type.
This proposal outlines a chemistry project investigating the effect of pH on corrosion rate. Four students will study how corrosion rate varies when strips of five metals (silver, copper, aluminum, zinc, and steel) are submerged in solutions with different pH levels (acidic, basic, and neutral). The metals will be weighed before and after soaking in the solutions to determine mass loss and calculate corrosion rate. Results will be analyzed to see how pH manipulates the responding variable of corrosion rate across the constant variable of solution volume and metal type.
STPM 2016 Members: 1. Po Kian Ee 2. Maximillian Fam 3. Kiu Kwan Tai 4. Thoo Voon Keat
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Theme: Chemistry in daily life
Topic: The corrosion of metals Problem statement: What is the effect of pH level on corrosion rate? Hypothesis: Aim: To investigate the effect of pH level on corrosion rate. Variables: Manipulated variable: The pH of the solution. Responding variable: The corrosion rate for each of the metals. Constant variable: The volume of various type of solution used. Method of analysis: pH Theory: The definition of rate of corrosion is the speed at which a metal deteriorates in specific environment. The rate, or speed, is dependent upon environment condition as well as the type, and condition, of the metal. Time required:60 minutes Cost: RM10-RM20 Materials and Apparatus: Silver, copper, aluminium, zinc, steel strips Sandpaper Scissors Forceps 15 boiling tubes 0.5mol/dm3 hydrochloric acid, HCl Distilled water 0.5mol/dm3 potassium hydroxide solution, KOH Electronic balance Stopwatch Measuring cylinder Procedure: Label the boiling tubes: 5 with label A, 5 with label B, and 5 with label C.
2. Fill 20ml of 0.5M hydrochloric acid, 20ml of 0.5M potassium
hydroxide and 20ml of distilled water respectively and into 5 boiling tubes A, B and C. 3. Cut the silver, copper, aluminium, zinc and steel strips into small pieces with equal length using a pair of scissors and clean the metal strips using sandpaper. 4. Weigh the initial mass of the 5 metals strips using an electronic balance. 5. Put the 5 metal strips separately into 5 boiling tubes A and start the stopwatch. 6. After 30 minutes, take out all the metals from the boiling tubes using a pair of forceps and weigh the final mass of each metal strips using an electronic balance. 7. Repeat step 4 and 5 by putting the 5 metals strips separately into 5 boiling tubes B. 8. Repeat step 6 after 30 minutes. 9. Repeat step 4 and 5 by putting the 5 metals strips separately into 5 boiling tubes C. 10. Repeat step 6 after 30 minutes. 11. Record the initial mass and final mass of each metals in a table for each experiments and calculate the rate of corrosion.