Answer to Question #230137 in Physical Chemistry for Hunt

Question

Bob runs into science one day it is hot so he takes off his shoes and leaves his goodies the instructions say to pour 10ML of chemical A into a beaker and then add 5G of chemical b to it. Bob pours 10ML of chemical A into the beaker. He realizes that it smells funny, so he sticks his nose in the beaker and takes a deep whiff he then dumps some of chemical B into the container the beaker overflows the bell rings and bob leave the lab. What are 3 things that bob should have done differently?

Answer 1

Bob should not have stuck his nose on the beaker since he was generating CO₂ into the container. He should have also pour the chemical B immediately after the Chemical A to reduce exposure to other gases.