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Investigation of a Solution’s Color (Qualitative and Quantitative) - Guided Inquiry Activity
- SolutionColor_InquiryActivity_with_ColorVision_and_BeersLaw_StudentHandout.pdf - 1444 kB
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| Title | Investigation of a Solution’s Color (Qualitative and Quantitative) - Guided Inquiry Activity |
| Description | Learning goals for this guided inquiry activity include for students to be able to, (1) Describe the relationship between solution concentration and color intensity for various metal ions; (2) Sketch absorbance vs. wavelength spectra; (3) Develop a proportional relationship between absorbance and concentration; (4) Explain solution color in terms of the variable absorption or transmission of mixtures of red, green and blue light |
| Subject | Chemistry |
| Level | Undergrad - Intro |
| Type | Guided Activity |
| Duration | 60 minutes |
| Answers Included | No |
| Language | English |
| Keywords | absorbance, beer's law, color, concentration, spectroscopy, transmission |
| Simulation(s) | Beer's Law Lab (HTML5), Beer's Law Lab, Color Vision (HTML5), Color Vision |
| Author(s) | Ted Clark, Julia Chamberlain |
| Contact Email | phethelp@colorado.edu |
| School / Organization | PhET |
| Date submitted | 11/5/14 |
| Date updated | 6/23/15 |
