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Exploration of SO2 Scrubbers: An Environmental Chemistry Project

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Amber L. Schilling , Phyllis A. Leber and Claude H. Yoder

Department of Chemistry, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 17604

J. Chem. Educ., 2009, 86 (2), p 225

DOI: 10.1021/ed086p225

Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2009

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History, Education, and Documentation

Abstract

The remediation of acid rain by SO₂ scrubbing is integrated into a laboratory project appropriate for first-year chemistry students. By burning a small amount of sulfur and bubbling the gas produced through distilled water, the student first observes one of the reactions that produces acid rain. The student then tests four different reagents (calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, sodium carbonate, and potassium hydroxide) for their ability to neutralize SO₂(g), and then makes a conclusion about which could serve as potential SO₂ scrubbers for coal-burning industries. Their observations are rationalized with basic concepts such as pH, acid–base reactions, relative acidities, neutralization reactions, and solubility.

Keywords (Audience):

First-Year Undergraduate / General

Keywords (Domain):

Environmental Chemistry

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Collaborative / Cooperative Learning

Keywords (Subject):

Acids / Bases

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