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Please Donate Labware For Our Chemistry Students To Investigate Electrolysis

Help me give my students tools to investigate electrochemistry- one Hoffman apparatus, seven electrolytic cell kits for plating tin, and two replacement electrodes

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My Project

My students are always excited to see experiments involving electricity. It amazes as lights are powered from electricity produced from homemade batteries made from oranges, potatoes, or lemons. Also, water can be decomposed to create hydrogen gas fuel! My chemistry students would benefit from opportunities to create and experiment with electrochemical and electrolytic cell labs.

Some of the most fascinating chemistry experiments students can observe is to create electricity from chemicals to light a bulb and to use electricity to decompose water into hydrogen and oxygen.

With an electrolysis kit, students can learn and observe how to use electricity to "plate" another object (maybe "plate" a strip of iron or a coin) with another recyclable metal - in this case tin. Bumpers on trucks are often chrome plated and jewelry is sometimes plated as well. During electrolysis, electricity causes a chemical reaction to occur that would not naturally occur spontaneously.

A Hoffman apparatus allows students to safely experiment with the electrolysis of water. Once water is added to the Hoffman apparatus and it is turned on, electricity begins to separate water (H2O) into oxygen gas (O2) and hydrogen gas (H2). Oxygen gas bubbles up through the water through one connected tube and hydrogen gas bubbles up through a second tube. If a match is lit above the hydrogen gas tube, a "pop" sound will be heard - hydrogen is a clean fuel!

One day in the future, we expect that scientists will finally learn how to power cars, boats, airplanes, with more efficient batteries or with water, as they learn to control this chemical combustion of hydrogen.

This instrument will help General, AP, and Honors students in our public high school to develop critical college prep science skills. Any donation will be greatly appreciated!

Mr. V. Venice High School Grades 9-12

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

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More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
HOFFMAN ELECTROLYSIS APPARATUS • Ward's Science $310.25 1 $310.25
ELECTROLYSIS OF TIN • Ward's Science $19.85 7 $138.95
ELECTRODES PLATINUM PAIR • Ward's Science $43.59 1 $43.59

Materials cost

$492.79

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $45.09

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$575.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$101.52

Total project goal

$676.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $676.79

1 Donor

-$338.40

Donations toward project cost

-$287.64

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.76

match offer

-$338.39

Match offer toward project cost

-$287.63

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.76

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