Experiments
Here are experiments our science specialists have selected to support this IB* topic.
Electroplating
Experiment #21 from Advanced Chemistry with Vernier
In this experiment, you will
- Prepare and operate an electrochemical cell to plate copper onto a brass surface.
- Measure the amount of copper that was deposited in the electroplating process.
- Calculate the amount of energy used to complete the electroplating process.
- Educational Standard
- International Baccalaureate (IB) 2025
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Organizing concepts
- Reactivity 3. What are the mechanisms of chemical change?
- Subtopics
- Reactivity 3.2—Electron transfer reactions
- Level
- Standard level and higher level
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