Isotopes of beanium lab data table isotope information. In the following lab, you will determine the atomic mass for the element beanium. Concept questions for physics using phet inquiry based, a gold star. It has be named beanium in honor of its discoverer, edmund arthur tyrone beans ii. Determining the mass of element beanium activity key. Linked to the particles topic showing heatingcooling curves for substances. Students at local high schools have been given the job of determining the number of isotopes of this new. No tests have been done on this element because the researchers could not determine the atomic mass of this new ground breaking element. Beanium is an imaginary element whose atoms are macroscopic. Use the sim to learn about isotopes and how abundance relates to the average atomic mass of an element.
Beanium isotope lab murrieta valley unified school district. Card stock, printer, laminator, blank bohr model worksheet, periodic table. Nigerian beans, mexican beans, calculator, and paper. There are three naturally occurring isotopes of beanium. What does it mean to say that the atoms in a sample of an element are isotopes of each other. Recently discovered as residues on plates in the school cafeteria is a substance thought to be a new element.
What does it mean to say that the atoms in a sample of an element are. Sort the various isotopes of beanium into 4 categories. Create a data table to record the different bead types isotopes, the total number of each bead type isotopes, and the total mass of each bead type isotope in your sample cup of beadium. In your introduction to the beanium lab you should include. Heating and cooling curves chemistry lab ardiexpress.
Morse is the science editor at, a quiz site where he coordinates. In this lab you will use various beads to calculate the relative atomic mass of the newly discovered element beadium. Feb 22, 2008 i drew lauric acid heating and cooling curves for a lab. For the love of physics walter lewin may 16, 2011 duration. Isotopes and atomic mass lab free download as word doc. Isotopes and atomic mass isotopes atomic mass phet. Determine and record the total mass of your entire sample of beanium. Introduction imagine a new element has been discovered, and has been given the name beanium. Answer on a separate page or attach this page to your lab report. Ordinary beans are a lot bigger than atoms, but perhaps they can give you one or two clues about isotopes. There is a large sample of this new element in the lab at the research facility at the high school.
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