DOC PREVIEW
UNC-Chapel Hill CHEM 101 - exp 7

This preview shows page 1 out of 2 pages.

Save
View full document
View full document
Premium Document
Do you want full access? Go Premium and unlock all 2 pages.
Access to all documents
Download any document
Ad free experience
Premium Document
Do you want full access? Go Premium and unlock all 2 pages.
Access to all documents
Download any document
Ad free experience

Unformatted text preview:

CHEMISTRY 101L REPORT TEMPLATEEXPT.Beer’s Law name 43277Results and DiscussionParsley Oregano%Exp 12.9% 61.7%%USDA .019% .014%%Difference 12.9% 61.7%Figure 1. This figure shows how as the concentration increases the absorbance does as well. It shows theequation and the R2 value for the graph. It also reflects how the more intense a color is the higher theabsorbance and how therefore there is less transmittance.Conclusion: This experiment was supposed to show how concentration relates to absorbance, how todetermine the iron content in herb samples, and how to use coloimetry to detect the coloimetric reactionof thiocyanate with iron. This experiment did do all of that and the results show how as the concentrationincreases so does the absorbance. There was also a large gap in between the experimental percent oforegano and the USDA percent which was 61.7% while with parsley the gap was only 12.9%. During theexperiment you can see how the colors for each solution is different whether dark red, red, orange, lightorange, or peach. It got lighter as the %T increased and as the concentration decreased. As theconcentration decreased so did the absorbance. With darker colors the absorbance was greater and if theabsorbance is greater then there is less light transmitted. The experiment did what it was supposed to do and according to the results we were partially correct. Theparsley is within reason however the oregano has quite a large gap. The experiment did show how as theconcentration decreases so does the absorbance and how if it increases then the absorbance does as well.Also, we found the USDA and experimental value for mg iron/100g herb and saw how there was adifference between the two. There was a significant difference between the experimental and USDA forthe oregano. Perhaps an error that could’ve occurred is that there was a little bit of a spill, although notmuch, while pouring one solution through a filtered funnel into the beaker. Also, small things such asmeasurements could affect the absorbance to some degree. Beer’s law can be applied to the concentrationsof various drugs. This law can also be applied to the atmosphere and it also explains in a way howdifferent colors for clothing is able to absorb light. Beer’s law is also related to spectroscopy and that isimportant in quantitative analysis in many areas such as physics, chemistry, biophysics, engineering etc. Itis used in protein analysis and medical samples so it is very important in real life. This experiment didteach how Beer’s law is applied and


View Full Document

UNC-Chapel Hill CHEM 101 - exp 7

Download exp 7
Our administrator received your request to download this document. We will send you the file to your email shortly.
Loading Unlocking...
Login

Join to view exp 7 and access 3M+ class-specific study document.

or
We will never post anything without your permission.
Don't have an account?
Sign Up

Join to view exp 7 2 2 and access 3M+ class-specific study document.

or

By creating an account you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms Of Use

Already a member?