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Chemical Education Today
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An Alternative Thermochemical Container
Dean J. Campbell
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bradley University, Peoria, IL 61625
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October 2004
Vol. 81 No. 10
p. 1421
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I was intrigued with the JCE Classroom Activity: #59 "Some Like It Hot, Some Like It Cold" (1). I think that a polystyrene foam egg carton (or even multiple nested cartons) would be an adequate container for mixing the solutions and performing thermochemical measurements. These cartons are readily available and would not require potentially dangerous preparation methods such as knives and heat guns, as suggested in the Activity. Most of the cups in the typical egg carton shown in the picture have a capacity of 15 mL (the end cups have a capacity of 10 mL). The quantities of reagent used in the Activity could simply be scaled up by factors of five to ten. A polystyrene foam form used to ship test tubes (such as the one shown in Figure 1) has wells with capacities of 2–3 mL. This would likely be an acceptable holder for mixing thermochemical reagents as well.


Figure 1. A typical polystyrene foam egg carton and a polystyrene foam form for shipping test tubes.

Literature Cited

  1. Silberman, R. G. J. Chem. Educ. 2004, 81, 64A–64B.

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