Discovering Beer’s Law by a Simulation-based Laboratory

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• Beers_Law_SimLab

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Title	Discovering Beer’s Law by a Simulation-based Laboratory
Description	Uses the PhET Beer's Law Simulation to derive Beer's Law. Students are instructed how to use the sim including a link to a video. Students then proceed to investigate pathlength, wavelength, and concentration. Post-lab questions use data collected in the lab to see if students have grasp the concepts in the activity.
Subject	Chemistry
Level	High School, Undergrad - Intro
Type	Guided Activity, Lab, Remote Learning
Duration	60 minutes
Answers Included	No
Language	English
Keywords	Beer's Law, data analysis, linear regression, spectrophotometry
Simulation(s)	Beer's Law Lab (HTML5)

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Author(s)	Scott Sinex
Contact Email	sinexsa@pgcc.edu
School / Organization	Prince George's Community College
Date submitted	4/4/20
Date updated	4/7/20