Q1 : Week 3 – 9/14 – 9/18
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LAB 1 -Reactivity of metals is Late!!!!!
LAB 2 – Voltaic Cell will be due Wednesday 9/16.
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9/14 – Monday – A Day – 1AB
Main focus –
Intro Voltaic Cells worksheet 2 – skills Key p.pdf
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2. Review Weekends homework especially question 2:
Intro Voltaic Cells Worksheet 1 key pp.pdf
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In question 2 my key does not do a great job in answering some questions..
2a) overall reaction with the greatest voltage:
2Al (s) → 2Al+3 (aq) + 3e- 6e- +1.66 volts
3Cu+2 + 2e– 6e- → 3Cu (s) +0.34 Volts _______________________________________________
2Al (s) + 3Cu+2 → 2Al+3 (aq) + 3Cu (s) E0 cell = 2.00 volts
2d) Explain why each salt (ionic compound) is not appropriate:
NaOH –> Although OH– is soluble and thus produces free ions that will “maintain electrical neutrality” it will cause a precipitate with the Cu+2 ion in the reduction cell that will lower the reactants causing a shift to the left that would lower the voltage due to Le Chatelier’s Principle
CuS —> This salt is not soluble (large positive and large negative charges) thus their would be NO FREE IONS “to maintain electrical neutrality” and thus this choice of salt in the salt bridge would cause the voltage to remain at zero!
NaNO3 —-> This salt is soluble and thus will produce free ions “to maintain electrical neutrality” and will facilitate a positive voltage. This salt has weak coulombic attractions due to each of the ions having a low charge density.
3. Classwork – Quiz practice
2025 Galvanic Cell FRQ. pdf View Download
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Dissolving of a soluble salt : Water can compete with the Coulombic attractions of ions in a salt.
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The format of the quiz is just like Intro Voltaic Cells worksheet 2 and todays classwork: 2025 Cell FRQ. I would review them.
Today’s Classwork:
2025 Galvanic Cell FRQ. pdf
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Last Thursday homework – Question 2: YOU SHOULD COMPLETE QUESTION 1 and review with key and video below (this question was not assigned and is a great example of what you could see tomorrow!)
Intro Voltaic Cells worksheet 2 – skills.pdf
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AP Chemistry Voltaic Cell Concepts Review worksheet 2 Video: Question 1!
Review: Intro Voltaic cell worksheet 1:
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9/15 – Tuesday – B Day – 1,2B
a) To identify the voltage change in a voltaic cell due to LeChatelier’s Principle with changes in the concentrations of ions in half cells, specifically when a precipitate is made or a common ion is added.
b) To reinforce the concepts of the voltaic / galvanic cell by taking a voltaic cell quiz.
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4. Complete a voltaic / galvanic cell quiz.
5. LAB 3 – STEM LAB SET-UP
LAB 3 – design a voltaic cell with greatest voltage– modest prize up for grabs!
This Lab write-up is NOT a group slide-up. There is one presentation for every individual.ab group. I have emailed everyone with their individual link.
You need to present on the slides in the Presentation the following:
1. Title page with all Lab partners listed.
2. Objectives.
3. Materials Page listed with all available components
4. Labeled Diagram Slide of proposed voltaic cell design – Draw a diagram with your phone
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1. Please review the graded quiz that will be emailed back to you sometime today. A blank copy and the key will be posted below as well as a complete review video which is posted above.. You have another quiz tomorrow which will be the best out of 2!
Today’s Quiz Key is posted here:
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Voltaic Cell quiz 1 key.pdf View Download
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Review of the Voltaic cell quiz given Today: I will open this video after both classes finish the quiz today.
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Main focus –
a) To identify the voltage change in a voltaic cell due to Le Chatelier’s Principle with changes in the concentrations of ions in half cells, specifically in a concentration cell
Period 1:
*Collect Lab 2!
1. Review of Homework released questions – Does the anode always get oxidized?
Recent Voltaic Cell AP Test Questions key p.pdf
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Today’s Demo – What if I create voltaic cell with the same electrodes (Cu) and the same concentration of Copper ions?
Today’s lesson on the concentration cell:
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1. Please read the notes below, the animation AND THE VIDEO below, 12 volt car battery (lead acid) battery which is oldest and the most utilized battery in the cat industry UNLESS its an electric car (Lithium Ion).
2. Complete the form below on battery in your car (lead acid) UNLESS

How It Works
Let me give you the big picture first for those who aren’t very detail oriented. Basically, when a battery is being discharged, the sulfuric acid in the electrolyte is being depleted so that the electrolyte more closely resembles water. At the same time, sulfate from the acid is coating the plates and reducing the surface area over which the chemical reaction can take place. Charging reverses the process, driving the sulfate back into the acid. That’s it in a nutshell, but read on for a better understanding. If you’ve already run from the room screaming and pulling your hair, don’t worry.
The electrolyte (sulfuric acid and water) contains charged ions of sulfate and hydrogen. The sulfate ions are negatively charged, and the hydrogen ions have a positive charge. Here’s what happens when you turn on a load (headlight, starter, etc). The sulfate ions move to the negative plates and give up their negative charge. The remaining sulfate combines with the active material on the plates to form lead sulfate. This reduces the strength of the electrolyte, and the sulfate on the plates acts as an electrical insulator. The excess electrons flow out the negative side of the battery, through the electrical device, and back to the positive side of the battery. At the positive battery terminal, the electrons rush back in and are accepted by the positive plates. The oxygen in the active material (lead dioxide) reacts with the hydrogen ions to form water, and the lead reacts with the sulfuric acid to form lead sulfate.
The ions moving around in the electrolyte are what create the current flow, but as the cell becomes discharged, the number of ions in the electrolyte decreases and the area of active material available to accept them also decreases because it’s becoming coated with sulfate. Remember, the chemical reaction takes place in the pores on the active material that’s bonded to the plates.
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Lead Acid Battery Presentation :
1st Video: Lead Acid Battery Animation :
2nd Video: Lead Acid Battery Tutorial :
3rd video: Lead Acid Battery Tutorial :
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Main focus –
b) To begin the design of lab 2 – design a voltaic cell
Question13: 

3. Construct your voltaic cell based on your plan that you and your lab group decided on last night
Lead Acid Battery Notes –
HSO4–(aq) + Pb (s) → PbSO4(s) + H+(aq) + 2e– E0 = + .35 V _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PbO2(s) + 2HSO4–(aq) + 2H+(aq) + Pb (s) → 2PbSO4(s) + 2H2O (l) +2.04 V


LAB 3 – design a voltaic cell with greatest voltage– modest breakfast up for grabs
This Lab write-up is NOT a group slide-up. There is one presentation for every individual.ab group. I have emailed everyone with their individual link.
You need to present on the slides in the Presentation the following:
1. Title page with all Lab partners listed.
2. Objectives.
3. Materials Page listed with all available components
4. Labeled Diagram Slide of proposed voltaic cell design – Draw a diagram with your phone
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1. Complete slides 1 – 4 based on the requirements posted above for Lab 3.
2. Complete your battery design based in today’s results!!!
– you will have one more period to construct a voltaic cell with the greatest voltage
3. Alkaline battery assignment:
1: How Alkaline Batteries are made :
Alkaline Battery Animation :
In the Alkaline Battery: 
Inner half Cell:
ZnO (s) + H2O (l) + 2e– → Zn (s) + 2OH– (aq) (E° = – 1.28 V)
Outer half Cell:
2MnO2 (s) + H2O (l) + 2e– → Mn2O3 (s) + 2OH– (aq) (E° = + 0.15V)
https://electricalengineering123.com
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9/18 – Friday – A Day – 1AB
a) To Construct a Voltaic cell with greatest sustained voltage in 30 seconds.
Why do these batteries explode or leak?
Zn (s) + 2H2O (l) + KOH (aq) → K2Zn(OH)4 (aq) + H2 (g)
LAB 3 – design a voltaic cell with greatest voltage– modest breakfast up for grabs
This Lab write-up is NOT a group slide-up. There is one presentation for every individual.ab group. I have emailed everyone with their individual link.
You need to present on the slides in the Presentation the following:
1. Title page with all Lab partners listed.
2. Objectives.
3. Materials Page listed with all available components
4. Labeled Diagram Slide of proposed voltaic cell design – Draw a diagram with your phone
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1. Please view the Lithium Ion Battery Videos and complete the Lithium Ion Form below
2. Lab 2 write-up (slide – up): I have sent every one their individual link to a blank Google Presentation through their SCHOOL email. Please open the link and begin working on your slides of your individual presentation.
1. Title page with all Lab partners listed.
2. Objectives.
3. Materials Page listed with all available components
4. Labeled Diagram Slide of proposed voltaic cell design – Draw a diagram with your phone
How Lithium Ion Batteries work – Video 1 :
How Lithium Ion Batteries work – Video 2 :



