Lab Journal Reflection

An example of a real-life chemical equilibrium is a mood ring.  A mood ring is a ring that you can wear on your finger that changes color based on what "mood" you're in. What really happens in a mood ring is that the color of the chemical inside changes based on what your body temperature is. The ring is filled with thermotropic crystals that change position in line with temperature. As the crystal's molecular structure shifts to match a new equilibrium, the wavelength of the light produced changes to make a new color. Therefore, the stressor in this equilibrium is obviously temperature. Furthermore, since this is about structure, not equations than it is a little harder to determine side favorability, but it can be assumed that the reaction is favorable to the left/reactants since the ring shows more red and green colors while it is heated.

I learned how to properly perform a titration, and the real world uses of redox reactions. I did well in cleaning and putting away the lab equipment. I need to improve my attention in the lab, and to focus on what we are currently doing. I need to improve on my redox reaction thinking skills. Working with partners help me in this lab by helping me through the calculations and helping me understand the topic

This lab I learned how to perform atom economy as well as other preservation methods/calculations. I did well on putting the lab equipment away. I need to improve on my participation skills because during the actual lab experiment I feel like I wasn't contributing very much. I need to improve my atom economy skills since I don't 100% understand it. The partners helped in this lab by helping solve calculations that I and others got stuck on.