Determining Bonding Types Lab:
Abstract:
In the Determining Bonding Types Lab, we added scoops of covalent and ionic substances in aluminum bowls on a hot plate and recorded their melting time, what we observed, and our reasoning to determine the differences between covalent and ionic compounds based on their similar properties. We later, added a pea size amount of the covalent and ionic substances into a beaker with water and tested it to see if it would dissolve and to see if it was conductive using the broken circuit bulb.
Electrolytes are ions that "communicate with your brain" and that dissolve in water. They are conductive, have charges, and are needed to live. We identified electrolytes when the broken circuit bulb lit up. People loose electrolytes when they sweat and when they throw up. It is important to gain back those electrolytes because they send messages to your brain and to other parts of your body. Too few electrolytes will cause the body to cramp. As serious athletes know, cramping can make a big difference on race day. So how do we prevent cramping and keep our body running at its peak performance levels? We keep it supplied with the needed amount of electrolytes. This is why most athletes drink Gatorade or Powerade during or before a game because these drinks are packed with electrolytes.
Present Technology:
Health practitioners test for electrolytes by taking blood out of the patient and seeing if the electrolytes in the blood are conductive or if they can dissolve. They test to see if a patient has a good amount of electrolytes due to their sickness. They also test to see electrolytes when a person has symptoms such as nausea or an irregular heart beat.
Some limitations to testing to see if there are enough electrolytes could be them not having outside charges making it difficult to see the actual result of it being conductive or not. Also, there could be non-polar covalent compounds, meaning that they don't dissolve in water.
In the Determining Bonding Types Lab, we added scoops of covalent and ionic substances in aluminum bowls on a hot plate and recorded their melting time, what we observed, and our reasoning to determine the differences between covalent and ionic compounds based on their similar properties. We later, added a pea size amount of the covalent and ionic substances into a beaker with water and tested it to see if it would dissolve and to see if it was conductive using the broken circuit bulb.
Electrolytes are ions that "communicate with your brain" and that dissolve in water. They are conductive, have charges, and are needed to live. We identified electrolytes when the broken circuit bulb lit up. People loose electrolytes when they sweat and when they throw up. It is important to gain back those electrolytes because they send messages to your brain and to other parts of your body. Too few electrolytes will cause the body to cramp. As serious athletes know, cramping can make a big difference on race day. So how do we prevent cramping and keep our body running at its peak performance levels? We keep it supplied with the needed amount of electrolytes. This is why most athletes drink Gatorade or Powerade during or before a game because these drinks are packed with electrolytes.
Present Technology:
Health practitioners test for electrolytes by taking blood out of the patient and seeing if the electrolytes in the blood are conductive or if they can dissolve. They test to see if a patient has a good amount of electrolytes due to their sickness. They also test to see electrolytes when a person has symptoms such as nausea or an irregular heart beat.
Some limitations to testing to see if there are enough electrolytes could be them not having outside charges making it difficult to see the actual result of it being conductive or not. Also, there could be non-polar covalent compounds, meaning that they don't dissolve in water.