Gas Law Station Labs

Activity #1 – syringe & marshmallows

Activity #2 – Candle & water

Activity #3 – Balloon, ice, hairdryer

Activity #4 – ice, soda bottle, penny

1) Pulled back on plunger first, then pushed on plunger. Note size of marshmallow.

2)Lit a candle then put a small flask on top. Flame went out and water came into the small flask.

See water inside small flask, but

not in big

flask?

3) Made bottle cold then held onto bottle and penny “burped”

4) Put balloon in ice water. It shrunk and

wouldn’t float. Circumference = 85 cm

Then we heated up the balloon with a hairdryer and it floated again!

Circumference = 92 cm

Room temperature = 91 cm