IA Ideas

Topics for Practical Work 

• Determining the Molecular Formula of an Unknown Gas or an Unknown Salt
• The Energy Content of Fuels
• The Energy Content of Some Foods
• The Enthalpy Change of any Particular Reactions
• The Effect of Concentration of a Reactant on the Rate of Reaction (by using different ways as “measuring changes in mass, gas released, color of the solution, pH and conductivity.”)
• The Effect of Surface Area of a Reactant on the Rate of Reaction
• The Effect of Temperature on the Rate of Reaction
• The Effect of Temperature on the Rate of Reaction
• Determining the Activation Energy of a Reaction
• Determining molar concentration of acid or base in any sample by titration
• Calculating the amount of Iodine in Iodinated salt (titration with thiosulfate)
• Determination of the Vitamin C Content of Certain Foods/ Drinks
• Factors that affect Electrochemical Cell Potential
• Factors that affect Electroplating
• Factors that affect Saponification
• Determining the Oxygen Content of Water (Winkler Method)

Topics to Study on Secondary Database

• Relationship between melting points of cis and trans forms of the alkenes (examine with increasing number of carbon atoms)
• The effect of the position of double bond in the alkenes on their melting points
• Relationship between strength of intermolecular forces and boiling points of different inorganic compounds

Topics for Using Simulations

• The effect of optical path length on the absorbance of visible light
• The effect of concentration of half cell solutions on the potential of electrochemical cell