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Subject Area
- Science: Chemistry: Stoichiometry and Mole
Author

NASA and TI
Level

9-12
Activity Time

100 Minutes
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- TI-Nspire™ CX/CX II
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TI-Nspire™
TI-Nspire™ CAS
TI-Nspire Version

3.0
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Sensor - Current
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NASA - A Breath of Fresh Air

Activity Overview

In this activity, students will investigate how the ISS (International Space Station) goes about producing enough oxygen to maintain 6 crew members.

Objectives

Students will:

construct an electrolytic cell;
determine the number of moles and mass of oxygen produced;
determine the number of electrons transferred; and
compare their experimental electrolytic cell to the Oxygen Generator System used on the International Space Station.

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