The Quartz-Crystal Microbalance in an Undergraduate Laboratory Experiment. III. Measuring Mass

Vladimir Tsionsky
School of Chemistry, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv 69978, Israel
J. Chem. Educ., 2007, 84 (8), p 1340
DOI: 10.1021/ed084p1340
Publication Date (Web): August 1, 2007

Abstract

In the first article, the fundamentals, applications, and instrumentation of the quartz-crystal microbalance (QCM) technique were described. The present article describes a typical student experiment with the QCM used as a mass sensor during the electrochemical deposition and dissolution of copper.

Keywords (Audience):

Second-Year Undergraduate

Keywords (Domain):

Physical Chemistry

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives

Keywords (Subject):

Electrochemistry

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  • Received: August 03, 2009

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