Gas Cylinders and Safety
A Case Study in Chemistry
Author(s)
http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/collection/detail.html?case_id=190&id=190Department of Natural Sciences
Wake Technical Community College
mcbox@waketech.edu
Abstract
This case study, developed for an introductory chemistry course as part of a two-year dental hygiene curriculum, teaches students how to apply gas properties and gas storage identification systems to identify a mishandled or mislabeled gas cylinder.
Objectives
- Learn about gas properties.
- Learn about gas storage identification systems.
- Apply this knowledge to identify a mislabeled gas cylinder.
Keywords
Gas properties; combined gas law; Boyle's Law; Dalton's Law; Charles' Law; gas storage identification systems; gas cylinder couplingEducational Level
High school, Undergraduate lower divisionFormat
PDFType Methods
DirectedLanguage
EnglishSubject Headings
Chemistry (General)
Date Posted
10/25/06Teaching Notes
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