Jove Lab Chem

Lab 48: Electrolytic Cells — Materials List

Preparation for 10 Students

• Stir plate
  5
• Disposable pipette
  10
• Stir bar
  5
• Current probe
  5
• Data acquisition system
  5
• Flash drive
  5
• 250-ml beaker
  5
• 50-ml beaker
  10
• Watch glass
  5
• 1.5 V battery
  5
• 12 in electrical wire with alligator clips on each end
  15
• Brass key
  5
• 125 mL squeeze bottle of DI water
  5
• 10-ohm resistor
  5
• Emery paper (1 in x 2 in)
  5
• 18-gauge copper wire (3-in pieces)
  5
• Copper Sheet (1 cm x 9 cm)
  5
• Weighing boats
  10
• Acetone
  300 mL
• Copper sulfate
  3 kg
• Concentrated sulfuric acid
  300 mL
• 400-mL beaker
  3
• 6-L Erlenmeyer flask
  1
• Large magnetic stir bar
  1
• Stir plate
  1
• 250-mL graduated cylinder
  1
• 2-L graduated cylinder
  1
• Top loading balance
  1
• Analytical balance
  Dependent on lab size
• Large powder funnel
  1
• 10-L carboy
  1
• Wire cutter
  1
• Scissors
  1
• Baking soda
  1 kg