A titration is a process where one would use a solution of known concentration to determine the concentration of another solution by reacting both solutions with one another.
For this lab, the titration was used to help calculate the molarity of the hydrochloric acid. The equivalence point in an acid-base titration is a point when there is an equal amount of the acid and the base so that they neutralize each other. You can tell you have reached the endpoint of a titration if the indicator shows its colour–which in this case, was pink. (phenolphthalein) The result we got was [HCL] = 0.1528M
Reflection
My partner and I collaborated by sharing ideas and responsibilities as we did the lab. We alternated roles as we did each trial and gave each other feedback as we worked, which lead to our titration going better the third time around.
Since this was a group project, it was crucial for our group to constantly communicate to make sure our work was progressing well. My group communicated through social media to checkup on the project a lot throughout the course of the week that this project was assigned. Overall, I feel that communication was one of our strong points as a group, as we were able to showcase a lot of our ideas into our project in the best way possible.
Social and Personal:
For this project, the Minecraft world was kept on my laptop. Unfortunately, Minecraft does not allow others to edit unless they are on the same Wi-Fi network, which made it so it wasn’t possible for my groupmates to have access to the world. Over the weekend, we talked through discord to discuss what could be added to the world. Since I was the only one who had access, I did my best take personal responsibility to incorporate our ideas into the world so that we could build on it during school.
Thinking:
Over the week that we worked on this project, we had to do a lot of brainstorming. Whether it be for the appearance of a certain thing, or the description for one of our signs, ideas were constantly brought up and exchanged. I feel that I pulled my weight when it came to ideas; thus, fulfilling this core competency.
I like reading, and my favourite subject is probably Language Arts. I like writing too, but I don’t do it as much as I’d like to; I sometimes have trouble organizing my thoughts, so I tend to stray away from the topic at hand more than I’d like to admit.
This year, I’m trying to work on my time management skills. I procrastinate a lot with homework, so most days I finish homework on the morning of the due date. (I’ve had this as a goal for three years, so that should tell you how much I actually procrastinate.)
I have trouble with Social Studies and Science, mostly because it involves memorization. My memory isn’t the best, so I have to review it a lot more times than I’d do with something like a math test.
My Favourite Website
Fanfiction.net is my favourite website. As you can tell from the name, it’s a website that has, you know, fanfictions.
While there are other websites which provide things to read, I find Fanfiction.net to be the site where more experienced writers go to post their works. Meaning, (from what I’ve seen and read) there are a lot less grammatical/spelling mistakes and more interesting storylines. It also seems to cover more genres than other sites; while the other websites have more works that centre around the protagonists love life, I much prefer genres like sci-fi and horror.
My Favourite video
This year I have a goal to make my writing more descriptive, and hopefully write a multichapter fanfiction. I’ve written fanfictions in the past, but all of them were one-shots, most of which being around 2000 words. Multichapter fanfictions are harder to write, due to the fact you need to create a personality or backstory for the protagonist. Whereas with one-shots, you don’t really have to build on the characters that much.
My Favourite Image
Earlier last year, I found something similar to this on Instagram. I don’t remember the full caption, but it was something about confidence and how you should feel proud while looking at yourself in the mirror. A lot of people don’t look at themselves like that because of their insecurities, and this picture tells people to look at themselves with pride.
By far one of my favourite pictures that I’ve come across.
My Favourite Quote
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.”
-Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
This quote is really overused on social media, but if it wasn’t so, I probably wouldn’t have found it.
A lot of people tend to cling onto memories, sometimes because they don’t want to face their present struggles. While reminiscing about the past, they might get upset, mostly because it seemed to be a happier time back then. They don’t understand that you can’t fully live in the present if you dwell on the past. Or that you should be able to look back and acknowledge that while it may have been a happier time, they shouldn’t be sad because it’s over; but be happy because it all happened.
That is how I interpret the quote, and I like the message it sends.
