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Growing Up Crystals

Adapted From Multiple Sources. Compiled Natalie Ulrich, (PhD) Many covalent and ionic compounds are solids at room temperature. Solids may exist as crystalline solids—that is, ordered arrays of atoms, ions, or molecules—or as amorphous solids, which have random or disordered arrangements of particles. There are several types of crystalline solids. In this lab, you’ll be creating…

The End Creek Water Monitoring Project

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The End Creek Water Monitoring Project by Anna Cavinato, Eastern Oregon University This is an adaptation of a previously published lab module on the ASDL website; Cavinato, A. G.; Antell, K. End Creek: Spotted Frogs and Aquatic Snails in Wetlands – A Water Quality Investigation. Analytical Sciences Digital Library 2018. http://community.asdlib.org/activelearningmaterials/end-creek-spotted-frogs-and-aquatic-snails-in-wetlands-a-water-quality-investigation/.) The first file listed contains…

Molar Mass Determination by Freezing Point Depression

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From BeyondBenign.org and J. Chem. Ed., 82 (1), 2005, 116-119. Compiled Natalie Ulrich, (PhD) If you’ve ever made ice cream at home, you know the recipe calls for adding salt to ice to cool down the ingredients enough for the ice cream to actually freeze. What’s up with that? Or why do road crews add salt to roads in…