CARBON DIOXIDE CONTAINED WITHIN LIMESTONE
The objective of this experiment was to find out how much carbon dioxide is contained within limestone. To test this, we combined powdered limestone with water and used titration to measure the carbon dioxide level. To analyze our data, a t test was performed and we accepted our alternative hypothesis which means that our data did not match up with our expected value found by stoichiometry. This means that the amount of carbon dioxide in limestone that we found was not within random variation of the expected yield. By performing this experiment it was hoped to be able to relate the data to the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. If the values of carbon dioxide in limestone and are not consistent, then it may be possible to find a relationship between the amount of carbon dioxide in limestone and the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This relationship may be that the carbon dioxide in the air, affects the amount of carbon dioxide in limestone.
Research Done By:
Ryan Roosen
Sterling Heights High School
Clinton Switzer
Sterling Heights High School
Warren Consolidated Schools