Experiments
Here are experiments our science specialists have selected to support this IB* topic.
Metal Poisoning
Experiment #12 from Forensic Chemistry Experiments
- Carry out an investigation to capture emission spectra of metal ions in solution.
- Analyze data to identify the color and wavelength of the most prominent peaks in the spectrum of each metal ion.
- Use mathematical representations to calculate the energy of the photons producing the peaks in the spectra.
- Interpret data to identify the unknown metal in a sports drink by comparing emission spectra from known metals.
- Educational Standard
- International Baccalaureate (IB) 2025
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Organizing concepts
- Structure 1. Models of the particulate nature of matter
- Subtopics
- Structure 1.3—Electron configurations
- Level
- Standard level and higher level
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