July 27
Post date: Aug 16, 2011 11:14:48 PM
So, we finished drilling the powder and weighing all of it. Now, we had to dissolve the calcium carbonate in acetic
acid, which was also a bit tedious, but very laid back. Most of the time, I was either talking to Adam about casual
topics or listening to music, so it wasn't too bad. We had to use pipettes to dispense the proper amount of acid
(and water to dilute the acid) for EACH sample, so it got a bit tiring as we had to carefully transfer fluid from
one container to another. It may sound tedious, but the process itself was pretty exciting, as I knew we were
getting really close to results!