Thursday, September 24, 2015

Beanium Lab

The Beanium lab was an experiment done to test the reason why the atomic mass on the periodic table is never a whole number. The procedure had us count the beans and then weigh them and calculate the average mass of the isotope, abundances, and the average atomic mass. This lab was pretty fun, but I can't wait till we get to do an actual experiment involving chemicals.



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  1. Erin ZhangSeptember 25, 2015 at 12:57 PM

    Varun, I agree. It was pretty cool to use the scale to measure different types of beans, but I can't wait until we do some more hands-on experiments with various chemicals and such. Overall, I think that lab helped us become more accustomed to calculating atomic mass, and it did a good job of that.

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    1. UnknownSeptember 27, 2015 at 8:44 PM

      Yes, I can't wait till we do something that is at least better than the beanium lab. The aspirin lab should be pretty good too. Hopefully...

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2015 at 12:59 PM

    Great explanation and pictures, Varun! Have you considered the purpose of the lab (why we did it), and what its relevance to our unit is?

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    1. UnknownSeptember 27, 2015 at 8:43 PM

      Thanks Allison! I decided to atleast smile in these selfies because my selfies with the plants were just creepy. I had a really blank face in those selfies... And, yes, I sort of figured out the purpose of the lab. I would rather not share it because it might be wrong.

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    2. AnonymousOctober 1, 2015 at 10:59 PM

      Varun, you got some solid pictures man. But anyways I think the way your organized the process of the experiment really will help you in the long run when you need to study and look back at things we have done this year. This picture's may also help your refer back to it as well.

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