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!