The purpose of this report is determine if sodium chloride is a viable option as a deicer on winter roads. To determine this, one must compare a multitude of factors. In this lab, the freezing point depression of water, enthalpy of dissolution, cost, and environmental impact will be discussed. A large factor in how effective a substance is as a deicer is it’s ability to decrease the freezing point of water. If the freezing point of water can be lowered, the outside temperature must be much colder to reach this new freezing point, resulting in less ice on the roads. These results a somewhat inaccurate due to the fact that when the solutions were actually freezing is difficult to tell. Some solutions froze slowly and showed a plateau, while others …show more content…
Once dissolved in water, sodium chloride can be very corrosive. Sodium chloride is what causes rust to form on cars, and greatly wears down the driving surfaces of roads and bridges. All of the sodium chloride spread on the roads eventually makes its way into water sources. The concern is the chloride in sodium chloride, chloride is big contaminant for water. Sodium chloride is also a threat to soil. Sodium chloride is known to break down soil structure and cause stress to the roots of plants. Although a large harm to the environment, sodium chloride is the cheapest option for road deicers. Other deicers like magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, and potassium chloride range anywhere from $111 to $208 per metric ton. Their environmental concerns are not quite as concerning as sodium chloride, but sodium chloride only costs about $42 per metric ton.4 …show more content…
Besides the inaccuracy in determining the freezing point and problems in the enthalpy of dissolution, the largest source of error was the temperature probe. Over the course of the multiple trials, the temperature probe would read somewhat inconsistent values. Due to this uncertainty, trials were performed on pure deionized water to see how far the probe read from zero degrees Celsius. Another source of error was in the calorimeter. Using two foam cups as a calorimeter is sufficient, although far from perfect. Using a bomb calorimeter would be much more accurate. Even calculating the calorimeter constant through experiment and taking this into account, this was still a large source of error. EXTENSION OF WORK: The article published by the Minnesota Pollution Agency, describes how salting the roads negatively impacts the environment. The article states that sodium chloride erodes the driving surface and the metal on vehicles. The chloride in sodium chloride also pollutes ground water, lakes, and streams1. Due to these infrastructure and environmental concerns, a possible extension of work could be the study of alternative compounds or methods in making roads safer – while still keeping costs
The chip seal is constructed by spraying the asphalt emulsion onto the asphalt roadways, then diffusion chips of clan into the emulsion, embedding the chips with air-driven and rubber tired rollers, and ultimately sweeping to recapture the excess chips. Infrequently, the methods is repeated—a double seal, with emulsion sprinkle again and a second layer of chips added. The methods seals fine rift in the fundamental pavement surface, minimizing pavement decay by fend water from intruding into the base and subgrade. Recent exercises for chip-seal design and production have resulted in confined life expectation.
That small amount of special metal will not go far so going back into the earth and bring out all these toxins will happen until enough is gathered. Once we make the switch to all self-driving vehicles all these toxins will be in the air. “Some of the ideas for saving fuel and reducing carbon footprints require a less complex
The chemicals cause many different reactions to the vegetation, which results in the plants dying. The harmful effects of sodium chloride and other chemicals can damage vegetations development and can cause plants to die. After road salt is applied to major highways, there is a considerable amount of salt left over and the residue can cause serious problems on the environment. When road salt is being used it should be more controlled and the amount should be managed so that there are no left-over chemicals on the road that could cause damage.
Calcium chloride is commonly used as the main ingredient in road dust control products because it has the ability to hold on to moisture for a longer period of time. Therefore, this keeps the dust from becoming airborne. Since the dust remains settled on the ground this creates a smooth surface that is easy to drive on. One of the reasons why calcium chloride is so effective is due to how it is handled prior to use. If the chemical substance is stored incorrectly this can ruin your roads and create a bigger problem.
Elijah Brycth B. Jarlos IX-Argon 1. Multicellularity is a condition of an organism to have multicellular cells. An example of a organism who has multicellular cells are plants, animals, and humans. The main reason of why scientists have a hard time finding a good set of existing organisms to compare. Is neither the first set of organisms which is being compared is dying as fast as the second specimen is being examined or they just can’t find the right species.
Materials: The materials that I will be utilizing during these experimentations are three to four ice cubes, one cup for measuring, six unblemished cups, one stopwatch, one hot water source, three tablets of Alka-Seltzer, one thermometer that measures from negative
The true threats that off road vehicles pose to the environment actually are quite devastating. These vehicles actually cause damage on many more levels than most
A hydrate is a compound, where water molecules are chemically bounded to another compound or element. An anhydrate is the substance remaining after removing water from a hydrate. The hydrate in this lab was Copper Sulfate. The hydrates formula is CuSO4 times xH2O. The purpose of this lab was to pull the water from a hydrate to expose the anhydrate and calculate what the hydrate is by finding the formula for the
Bad road conditions in Kentucky are a persistent issue that affects the safety and wellbeing of all travelers and Kentuckians alike. From potholes and uneven pavement to inadequate signage and poor lighting, Kentucky's roads are in desperate need of repair and refurbishment. However, this statewide issue is not new. Over the years, heavy traffic, weather, and the old age of the roads themselves has contributed to the worsening of the road conditions. Moreover, Kentucky experiences all four seasons and the extreme weather conditions exacerbate the condition of the roads, because of temperature fluctuations causing the ground to expand and contract which results in cracks, potholes, and uneven surfaces.
Leachate can not only be stored by the soil and make it less fertile, but also contaminate the source of water that is close by. This liquid can completely ruin the whole water system for those that depended on it. Water pollution has increased over the last couple of years and “in the U.S. 40% of rivers and lakes are considered too polluted to support normal activities”
Properties of Ionic and Covalent Substances Lab Report Introduction The purpose of this lab was to determine which of the following substances: wax, sugar, and salt, are an ionic compound and which are a covalent compound. In order to accurately digest the experiments results, research of definitions of each relating led to the following information: ionic compounds are positive and negatively charged ions that experience attraction to each other and pull together in a cluster of ionic bonds; they are the strongest compound, are separated in high temperatures, and can be separated by polar water molecules. A covalent compound forms when two or more nonmetal atoms share valence electrons; covalent compounds are also
In this experiment, the amount of water lost in the 0.99 gram sample of hydrated salt was 0.35 grams, meaning that 35.4% of the salt’s mass was water. The unknown salt’s percent water is closest to that of Copper (II) Sulfate Pentahydrate, or CuSO4 ⋅ 5H2O. The percent error from the accepted percent water in CuSO4 ⋅ 5H2O is 1.67%, since the calculated value came out to be 0.6 less than the accepted value of 36.0%.This lab may have had some issues or sources of error, including the possibility of insufficient heating, meaning that some water may not have evaporated, that the scale was uncalibrated, or that the evaporating dish was still hot while being measured. This would have resulted in convection currents pushing up on the plate and making it seem lighter by lifting it up
Three of the most important and contaminating processes of salt mining are called “deep-shaft mining”, “solution mining”, and “solar evaporation”. Deep-shaft mining consists of drilling the salt mineral or “Sodium Chloride” and elevating it to the surface of the mine. Solution mining consists of the holes rising over salt mountains and water is incorporated to dissolve the salt, and then the solution created of dissolved salt is taken to evaporate until the salt is left behind, finally, the salt is dried and refined. The least harmful process of salt mining is solar evaporation.
Test of the hypothesis and data collection: Place two containers of equal amounts of water, one with sugar added, into the freezer.
Chromium pollution has a major impact on the environment and restoring contaminated soil is difficult. In August 2011, ” a factory called Luliang Chemicals in Yunnan had dumped 5,000 tonnes of toxic chromium tailings on a hillside in the township of Yuezhou. The resulting water pollution killed fish and livestock, endangered the drinking water of tens of millions of people”[1].