Chemistry Notebook
Name:
Date: 2/24/25
Experiment #: 6
Title:
Electrochemistry
Purpose: The purpose of this experiment is to see and understand the relationship between
electricity and chemistry through redox reactions. This lab contains experiments on reactions
with metals, interactions between electricity and chemical reactions, and creating a voltaic cell.
Procedure:
Experiment #1: Conductor with water, sugar, and potassium chloride
1. The conductor was placed in the beaker with water.
2. The reaction (no change) was recorded.
3. The conductor was taken out of the beaker with water and sugar was added to the water in the
beaker.
4. The conductor was placed in the beaker with sugar and water.
5. The reaction (no change) was recorded.
6. The conductor was taken out of the beaker with sugar water and potassium chloride was added
to the mixture in the beaker.
7. The conductor was placed in the beaker with sugar, water, and potassium chloride.
8. The reaction (light bulb lit up) was recorded.
Experiment #2: Soda
1. Soda was poured into a beaker.
2. The electrical prongs of the conductor were placed in the beaker with the soda.
3. The reaction (light bulb lit up) was recorded.
Experiment #3: Iron metal and copper Solution
1. Copper sulfate was added to a test tube.
2. A shiny iron nail was placed in the blue copper solution in the test tube.
3. After a few minutes, the nail was taken out.
, 4. The copper covering the nail was observed and recorded.
Experiment #4: Magnesium and HCl
1. HCl was added to a test tube. The test tube was placed on a test tube holder.
2. A magnesium ribbon was placed in the test tube with HCl.
3. Steam and bubbling was observed and recorded.
Experiment #5: Copper Metal in Iron Solution
1. A beaker was filled with an iron solution.
2. A copper metal was placed into the beaker for a few seconds.
3. The observation was recorded (no reaction).
Experiment #6: Voltaic Cell
1. 1 mol of copper ion solution was placed in a beaker and 1 mol of zinc ion solution was
placed in another beaker.
2. An O-meter was set up with a lead from the O-meter attached to a copper wire and the
other lead was attached to zinc metal.
3. The copper wire was placed in the beaker with copper ion solution and the zinc
metal was placed in the beaker with the zinc ion solution.
4. The readings on the O-meter were recorded.
5. A U-shaped tube was filled with agar containing potassium and chlorine ions.
6. The U-shaped tube was placed upside down with each end into the separate beakers.
7. The leads with the copper wire and zinc metal were placed again into the beakers of
their respective solutions.
8. The readings on the O-meter were recorded.
Data/Results/Calculations:
Experiment #1:
Substance Reaction
Water No reaction
Sugar and water No reaction
Name:
Date: 2/24/25
Experiment #: 6
Title:
Electrochemistry
Purpose: The purpose of this experiment is to see and understand the relationship between
electricity and chemistry through redox reactions. This lab contains experiments on reactions
with metals, interactions between electricity and chemical reactions, and creating a voltaic cell.
Procedure:
Experiment #1: Conductor with water, sugar, and potassium chloride
1. The conductor was placed in the beaker with water.
2. The reaction (no change) was recorded.
3. The conductor was taken out of the beaker with water and sugar was added to the water in the
beaker.
4. The conductor was placed in the beaker with sugar and water.
5. The reaction (no change) was recorded.
6. The conductor was taken out of the beaker with sugar water and potassium chloride was added
to the mixture in the beaker.
7. The conductor was placed in the beaker with sugar, water, and potassium chloride.
8. The reaction (light bulb lit up) was recorded.
Experiment #2: Soda
1. Soda was poured into a beaker.
2. The electrical prongs of the conductor were placed in the beaker with the soda.
3. The reaction (light bulb lit up) was recorded.
Experiment #3: Iron metal and copper Solution
1. Copper sulfate was added to a test tube.
2. A shiny iron nail was placed in the blue copper solution in the test tube.
3. After a few minutes, the nail was taken out.
, 4. The copper covering the nail was observed and recorded.
Experiment #4: Magnesium and HCl
1. HCl was added to a test tube. The test tube was placed on a test tube holder.
2. A magnesium ribbon was placed in the test tube with HCl.
3. Steam and bubbling was observed and recorded.
Experiment #5: Copper Metal in Iron Solution
1. A beaker was filled with an iron solution.
2. A copper metal was placed into the beaker for a few seconds.
3. The observation was recorded (no reaction).
Experiment #6: Voltaic Cell
1. 1 mol of copper ion solution was placed in a beaker and 1 mol of zinc ion solution was
placed in another beaker.
2. An O-meter was set up with a lead from the O-meter attached to a copper wire and the
other lead was attached to zinc metal.
3. The copper wire was placed in the beaker with copper ion solution and the zinc
metal was placed in the beaker with the zinc ion solution.
4. The readings on the O-meter were recorded.
5. A U-shaped tube was filled with agar containing potassium and chlorine ions.
6. The U-shaped tube was placed upside down with each end into the separate beakers.
7. The leads with the copper wire and zinc metal were placed again into the beakers of
their respective solutions.
8. The readings on the O-meter were recorded.
Data/Results/Calculations:
Experiment #1:
Substance Reaction
Water No reaction
Sugar and water No reaction
