The Project
For this project we had to design or propose a project for the Novato Sunrise Rotary we had to determine how can we use chemistry to support the chemical treatment of wastewater and various clean water initiatives. My group decided to make a desalination machine, which is a machine that purifies water enough to make it drinkable for humans.
Our model starts with a beaker, that contains saltwater, that sits on top of a heating plate, then the water boils and moves up toward the tube. Then the steam is cooled by ice and converted back into water. It then travels down into a new clean beaker. We had to learn how to create salt water, my group thought that it would be extremely easy just add salt to water. But we were wrong we had to add small amounts of other elements. After the water was boiled we had to measure the pH and the TDS(total dissolved salts).
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Content
Solute- A minor component in a solution, dissolved in solvent.
Solvent- The liquid in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution.
pH- pH is a measure of hydrogen ions in a solution used to measure the acidity or alkalinity of a solution.
Acidity-the level of acid in substances such as water
Alkalinity- A chemical measurement of a water's ability to neutralize acids.
TDS- Total dissolved salts
Solvent- The liquid in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution.
pH- pH is a measure of hydrogen ions in a solution used to measure the acidity or alkalinity of a solution.
Acidity-the level of acid in substances such as water
Alkalinity- A chemical measurement of a water's ability to neutralize acids.
TDS- Total dissolved salts
Conclusion
Finally, this project really helped me develop my character. It made me think outside the box because I had always taken water for granted, it made me think about people who don't have clean water. This project allowed me to increase my cultural competence, I had to think more about how easy it would be to get clean water to someone. The project increased my critical thinking skills, because i needed to make decisions that would determine if the project would work, like if i was going to use a PVC pipe or a metal pipe. My peeks definitely group related, some of my team mates were not contributing to our project if I had better collaboration I would have been able to speak to my team mates and maybe lead them to working more on the project.