Science Through the Eyes of a Wolverine » Honors Chemistry (4th and 5th) http://blogs.muskegonisd.org/mholt Maize n Blue and Science Too! Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:17:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Work for the Week of September 14th… http://blogs.muskegonisd.org/mholt/2009/09/16/work-for-the-week-of-september-14th/ http://blogs.muskegonisd.org/mholt/2009/09/16/work-for-the-week-of-september-14th/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:19:19 +0000 Mr. Holt http://blogs.muskegonisd.org/mholt/2009/09/16/work-for-the-week-of-september-14th/ AP Chemistry…we will be discussing the nucleus and the changes that exist due to radioactive isotopes. This is Chapter 23 and you should be reading from the text each night. The problems that we will be working on will be 3-10, and 13-53 odd. The problems should be completed by Friday at the latest, but you should be working on them as you are able each night.

Physics…we will be finishing up our unit on Linear motion. We will do a couple of activities to try to understand the ideas of hang time and free falling objects. You will be given problems in class to work on, as well as, questions to take home as needed. Quest 1 will be on Thursday.

Honors Chem…we will be finishing up Unit 1. In class Monday will be a Review Day and Tuesday will be the Quest. Wednesday – Friday we will be starting Unit 2 over Matter. You will have to know about 50 element names and symbols for a Big Quiz on Monday–I will give you the elements a little every day. Check with me for HW as the week progresses.

General Chem…Our first Quest is on Wednesday so we will finish section 6 of unit 1 on Monday (HW-Rev 6), then Tuesday we will review and Wednesday will be the Big Day. Thursday and Friday will be the 2nd Unit on Matter. I will give you a variety of elements that you will need to know the name and symbol for during class on Thursday and Friday.

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Check the end of this slide show for the review questions…

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]]> http://blogs.muskegonisd.org/mholt/2009/09/08/chemistry-and-honors-chemistry-studs-and-studettes/feed/ 33 AP Chemistry Pennium Data http://blogs.muskegonisd.org/mholt/2009/09/08/ap-chemistry-pennium-data/ http://blogs.muskegonisd.org/mholt/2009/09/08/ap-chemistry-pennium-data/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:52:49 +0000 Mr. Holt http://blogs.muskegonisd.org/mholt/2009/09/08/ap-chemistry-pennium-data/ Here is the data for our Pennium Lab…you may print this out and glue stick it on the left hand side of your lab writeup. Label it Table 1.

Data Table

or open a PDF file at…

PDF

]]> http://blogs.muskegonisd.org/mholt/2009/09/08/ap-chemistry-pennium-data/feed/ 0 Week 8 Questions–2nd Hour http://blogs.muskegonisd.org/mholt/2009/03/15/week-8-questions-2nd-hour/ http://blogs.muskegonisd.org/mholt/2009/03/15/week-8-questions-2nd-hour/#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:13:08 +0000 Mr. Holt http://blogs.muskegonisd.org/mholt/2009/03/15/week-8-questions-2nd-hour/ OK, I am giving you a week off as far as a “God Question” goes, but be prepared for a doozy next week. Some of you have made comments about “Why are we talking about God in chemistry class?” and “Why do you care what we think about God?” Here is my response…”Why wouldn’t I want to listen to what you have to say about God?” I realize that this is not “RELIGION” class but does God live outside religion class or outside church? We should not have a problem sharing our thoughts about God in any atomosphere. Think of it this way…”If we only talked about God in church or Religion class, how would anyone else ever hear about God and how great He is? So, be prepared to have more discussions about God in Chemistry class. Maybe this trend will pass to history class, math class, english class, etc.

Enough soap box time for me…on to this week’s question.

Explain in a minimum of 2, 5 sentence paragraphs the pros and cons to high electricity and high transportation usage of the average American. Could we live without using so much energy? How would life be different if we used less like solar power, wind power, geothermal energy, electric cars instead of gas and much more. Explain the convenience factor. Could Americans upset their lives of convenience for the preservation of our air quality? Does it matter?

As usual, there a quite a few questions. The goal is not for you to specifically answer each question, but they are given so that you have some direction in writing your response. I want you to think carefully about the questions and respond accordingly.

YOU WILL RECEIVE NO CREDIT THIS WEEK IF I DO NOT SEE TWO PARAGRAPHS WITH A MINIMUM OF FIVE SENTENCES EACH. I usually do not look for long drawn out answers, but some of you need to put a bit more thought into your answers, so we will start with 2 paragraphs and 5 sentences. It may increase from here.

Question 2: H2 was collected by water displacement from the reaction of 0.45g of zinc in excess nitric acid at 24C and an atmospheric pressure of 700mmHg. What is the molar volume of H2 gas produced according to this experiment? I need a summary of the math here. 

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Our good buddy James says that faith without works is dead. But Paul writes a letter to the church in Ephesus that seems to oppose this view–or does it?

Here is what Paul has to say…

8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

So, what of it? Are Peter and James in disagreement on this issue? Is James saying that we need to do good works in order to reach Heaven? Is Paul saying that being saved has nothing to do with our works? What is going on here?

To get credit this week, you need to discuss what grace, faith and works have to do with one another and synthesize James and Paul or explain why they are contrdicting each other. Can the Word of God contradict itself???

I do not have a tie in question that relates grace and works to pollution or global warming, sorry.

Question #2

How much faster will Hydrogen gas diffuse throughout a room than Xenon gas?

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]]> http://blogs.muskegonisd.org/mholt/2009/03/02/chemistry-and-honors-chemistry-notes/feed/ 4 Week 6 Questions–2nd Hour http://blogs.muskegonisd.org/mholt/2009/03/01/week-6-questions-2nd-hour/ http://blogs.muskegonisd.org/mholt/2009/03/01/week-6-questions-2nd-hour/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:15:00 +0000 Mr. Holt http://blogs.muskegonisd.org/mholt/2009/03/01/week-6-questions-2nd-hour/ Question 1…Answer each part of this question to get credit. If you do not respond in detail to each part of the question you will recieve a zero for this week’s posting.

Can you believe that God exists and not end up living with God in Heaven? Why or why not?

Is belief in God’s existence enough to save you? Why or why not?

Can you think of someone who believes that God exists and is destined for Hell? Who? Why are they destined for Hell?

If you believe that God exists, are you destined for eternal life living with God?

Do you think that someone who uses Pascal’s Wager for the existence of God can truly live for God? Why or why not?

Science time…If someone believes that there are environmental issues–is that enough? Why or why not?

After you answer these questions, read James 2:14 – 26. Do not read this scripture first. Make sure you answer the questions above first and then read the scripture to see what God has to say about the matter and then…Write a response to these questions. Did your opinions change or are they all still the same? Why did your opinions change? Or why did they not change?

Question 2…Answer this question in a separate comment, please.

If 2.25g of argon gas is at 25C and 745mmHg, how much volume will it take up?

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Question #1…Blaise Pascal was a French philospher who came up with an proposition called Pascal’s wager. Find a site other than Wikipedia and summarize Pascal’s wager in your own words. No copying and pasting here.

Then explain whether you believe Pascal’s wager is appropriate to apply to our belief in God–if we follow Pascal’s wager are we truly beliving in God?

Does it work better for global warming and its implications assuming GW cannot be proven?

Can it be used equally for both or is it better applied to one vs the other.

Question 2…Define electrolysis–in the chemistry sense–not in hair removal. :)

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Here is the Power Point for Review.

You may also leave a Q and I will answer it as soon as I can.

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