This
experiment was first done in 1932 by Gilbert Newton Lewis. (See
picture dog-leg right.)by Lucas & Nathan
Our project is about what chemical reactions are happening to our science experiment.
This
experiment was first done in 1932 by Gilbert Newton Lewis. (See
picture dog-leg right.)
He was born in 1875 in Weymouth, Massachusetts. He worked at MIT from 1905-1912, and spent the rest of his career at Berkeley working on atoms of elements and the electron states of organic molecules. He died in 1946 from being an old man.
Things that were going on at the time in 1932:
March 1st-20 month old baby was kidnapped, the Lindbergh baby.
May 1st-The Empire State Building is dedicated and opened to the public.
May 16th-The 57th annual Kentucky Derby is won by 20 Grand.
January-December 1932-Herbert Hoover was President. The Navy announced a new system, called a radar, claiming to see in the fog. The Pulitzer Prize is won by George Gerschwin's musical, "Of Thee I Sing."
This is his experiment, and how to do it.
!!CAUTION!! !May be hazardous to your health!
Have a responsible person, or persons, monitor you while doing this experiment. Have a qualified character handle the acid. Perform experiment in a well ventilated area. Do not try this at home.
Materials used for this project are:
1. 50 ml beaker with 20 ml of sugar
2. 50 ml beaker with 20 ml of sulfuric acid
3. Empty 50 ml beaker
4. Glass stirring rod
5. Metal pan
6. Safety glasses
7. Lab apron
Procedures for this
experiment 
View movie below
1. Put lab apron and safety glasses on.
2. Pour sugar into the empty 50 ml beaker.
3. Pour sulfuric acid in with the sugar.
4. Stir the conconction using the glass stirring rod.(see picture dog-leg right)
5. Wait for the acid and sugar to do their "magic".
6. The mixture will now begin to change colors, do not be alarmed, this is normal.
7. Now watch in amazement as a mysterious, new black substance is formed.
Questions
1. What new substance is formed from this experiment?
2. Why did this happen?
3. Why does the carbon grow?