Chemistry teacher Scott Bucher’s class participates in ‘Predicting Precipitates Lab’, Nov. 14. Students drop liquids such as magnesium sulfate and potassium hydroxide into copper chloride and other chemical compounds to observe how certain reactants form precipitates.

The double replacement reaction that takes place when these compounds are combined will sometimes form a precipitate. In order for this to form, two things are needed. First, each reactant must be soluble. Second, two or more of the ions have to be insoluble.

Sophomore Mark Pimentel shares how labs make chemistry come to life for him.

“Labs contribute to our learning because we learn the elements and become more prepared for the tests,” Pimentel said. “It helps us to experience the lesson in a full way. My favorite part of doing a lab is when you get to put things together and see what happens. Messing up is sometimes fun if the test tube doesn’t blow up and if no one gets injured in the process.”

Labs serve the purpose of allowing students to put what they learn during lectures into practice. Stay tuned for more fun from the chemistry lab.

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