CHM/150 Week 2 Separation of a Mixture of Solids
Peter Jeschofnig, Ph.D. Version 42-0196-00-01
Lab Report Assistant
This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions, diagrams if needed, and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing this information in an editable file which can be sent to an instructor.
Data Table 1: Experiment Data
GramsPercent of mixture
Iron filings
Sand
Table salt
Benzoic acid
Total
Questions
A. How did your proposed Procedures or flow charts at the beginning of this experiment compare to the actual Procedures of this lab exercise?
B. Discuss potential advantages or disadvantages of your proposed Procedure compared to the one actually used.
C. How would you explain a sand recovery percentage that is higher than the original sand percentage?
D. What were potential sources of error in this experiment?
