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Proposal For Chemistry Project STPM 2021

1. This proposal outlines a chemistry project investigating the effect of pH level on corrosion rate of different metals. 2. The manipulated variable is the pH of the solution, the responding variable is the corrosion rate, and the constant variable is the volume of solutions used. 3. The project will involve measuring the mass loss of silver, copper, aluminum, zinc and steel strips placed in hydrochloric acid, potassium hydroxide, and distilled water solutions over 30 minutes, to determine the corrosion rate at different pH levels.

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Proposal For Chemistry Project STPM 2021

1. This proposal outlines a chemistry project investigating the effect of pH level on corrosion rate of different metals. 2. The manipulated variable is the pH of the solution, the responding variable is the corrosion rate, and the constant variable is the volume of solutions used. 3. The project will involve measuring the mass loss of silver, copper, aluminum, zinc and steel strips placed in hydrochloric acid, potassium hydroxide, and distilled water solutions over 30 minutes, to determine the corrosion rate at different pH levels.

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PROPOSAL FOR CHEMISTRY PROJECT STPM 2021

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Theme: Chemistry in daily life
Topic: The corrosion of metals
Problem statement: What is the effect of pH level on corrosion rate?
Hypothesis:
Aim: To investigate the effect of pH level on corrosion rate.
Variables:
Manipulated variable: The pH of the solution.
Responding variable: The corrosion rate for each of the metals.
Constant variable: The volume of various type of solution used.
Method of analysis: pH
Theory: The definition of rate of corrosion is the speed at which a metal
deteriorates in specific environment. The rate, or speed, is dependent upon
environment condition as well as the type, and condition, of the metal.
Time required:60 minutes
Cost: RM10-RM20
Materials and Apparatus:
● Silver, copper, aluminium, zinc, steel strips
● Sandpaper
● Scissors
● Forceps
● 15 boiling tubes
● 0.5mol/dm3 hydrochloric acid, HCl
● Distilled water
● 0.5mol/dm3 potassium hydroxide solution, KOH
● Electronic balance
● Stopwatch
● Measuring cylinder
Procedure:
1. Label the boiling tubes: 5 with label A, 5 with label B, and 5 with label C.
2. Fill 20ml of 0.5M hydrochloric acid, 20ml of 0.5M potassium hydroxide
and 20ml of distilled water respectively and into 5 boiling tubes A, B and
C.
3. Cut the silver, copper, aluminium, zinc and steel strips into small pieces
with equal length using a pair of scissors and clean the metal strips using
sandpaper.
4. Weigh the initial mass of the 5 metals strips using an electronic balance.
5. Put the 5 metal strips separately into 5 boiling tubes A and start the
stopwatch.
6. After 30 minutes, take out all the metals from the boiling tubes using a
pair of forceps and weigh the final mass of each metal strips using an
electronic balance.
7. Repeat step 4 and 5 by putting the 5 metals strips separately into 5
boiling tubes B.
8. Repeat step 6 after 30 minutes.
9. Repeat step 4 and 5 by putting the 5 metals strips separately into 5
boiling tubes C.
10.Repeat step 6 after 30 minutes.
11.Record the initial mass and final mass of each metals in a table for each
experiments and calculate the rate of corrosion.

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