Experiments
Here are experiments our science specialists have selected to support this IB* topic.
The Determination of the Percent Water in a Compound
Experiment #2 from Advanced Chemistry with Vernier
In this experiment, you will
- Carefully heat a measured sample of a hygroscopic ionic compound.
- Determine the water of hydration of the compound.
- Complete the chemical formula of the compound.
- Educational Standard
- International Baccalaureate (IB) 2025
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Organizing concepts
- Structure 1. Models of the particulate nature of matter
- Subtopics
- Structure 1.4—Counting particles by mass: The mole
- Level
- Standard level and higher level
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