meenaa Posted July 13, 2013 Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 Hi,I am doing my chemistry IA lab report on Titration. I am confused what would be the reasonable word length for a lab report. My school coordinated has not mentioned anything about. Is they world limit for it? thanksmeena Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmi Posted July 13, 2013 Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 There's no word limit for an IA. That being said, please don't turn in like a 20 page lab report You should be able to cover fully every point for what you're being marked on in a couple of pages, plus a graph or two. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meenaa Posted July 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 thanks, my report is around 1000 words, i don't have graph. is graph important? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedino Posted July 13, 2013 Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 (edited) A graph is absolutely important, particularly if you're doing this for the Data Collection and Processing component! It's worth a whole 2 marks in the "Presenting Processed Data" criteria! If this is just for the Design component or Conclusion/Evaluation part, then I don't think it's necessary. If you haven't already, and you want to do well at this course, you absolutely must read the Chemistry syllabus, with the criteria for the IAs. Edited July 13, 2013 by bluedino 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
panpaper Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 Hello, I don't understand. Unless you're titrating several different chemicals, why would you need a graph for a titration lab? There'll only be one data point with no relationships in the data collected. Even if several chemicals are used, they would be still be discreet. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmi Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 Hello, I don't understand. Unless you're titrating several different chemicals, why would you need a graph for a titration lab? There'll only be one data point with no relationships in the data collected. Even if several chemicals are used, they would be still be discreet. Typically with titrations you'll want to measure the pH at several different points along the way, such as your starting pH, the final pH, and some in the middle. From there you can construct a titration curve for your reaction which you can use to estimate the equivalence point and pKa. You shouldn't have just one data point, and there is definitely a relationship between points in the titration curve (for example, the pH at half of the equivalence point is the pKa value). Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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