{"id":4111,"date":"2022-06-22T04:50:50","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T04:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/?post_type=article&p=4111"},"modified":"2022-06-22T04:56:10","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T04:56:10","slug":"young-chemists-put-their-practical-skills-to-the-test","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/article\/young-chemists-put-their-practical-skills-to-the-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Chemists put their practical skills to the test!"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Friday 17 June, Fortian chemists from Years 11 and 12 participated in the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) NSW Schools Titration Competition hosted at the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Sydney (USYD). The 24 Fortians were selected to represent the Fort based on their performance at an \u2018elimination\u2019 competition held at school earlier in Term Two.<\/p>\n

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Some of the Year 11 and 12 Fortians at The Quad, University of Sydney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Fortian Competitors at the RACI NSW Schools Titration Competition<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gigi Chen (12)<\/p>\n

Vivian Le (12)<\/p>\n

Hannah Liao (12)<\/td>\n

Jennifer Ma (12)<\/p>\n

Luke Sarginson (12)<\/p>\n

Gordon Huang (12)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Andrew Huang (12)<\/p>\n

Jonathan Faltas (12)<\/p>\n

Sean Lee (12)<\/td>\n

Marcel Cai (11)<\/p>\n

Kris Negi (11)<\/p>\n

Scott Tran (11)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Bruce Jin (12)<\/p>\n

Daniel Kwuen (12)<\/p>\n

Anilson Sahin (12)<\/td>\n

Issac Nie (11)<\/p>\n

Anthony Tran (11)<\/p>\n

Richard Vo (11)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Peter Tran (12)<\/p>\n

Noah Vendrig (12)<\/p>\n

Jason Zhou (12)<\/td>\n

Stephanie Banh (12)<\/p>\n

Lucas Liu (11)<\/p>\n

Soraya Newlyn (11)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The titration experiment involves a series of acid-base neutralisation reactions, to accurately determine the unknown concentration of a weak acid. The competition required Fortians to use a solution of the strong base sodium hydroxide and standardise it against the hydrochloric acid provided, before using it to determine the concentration of the unknown ethanoic acid. Fortians competed in teams of three and had 90 minutes to complete the titrations.<\/p>\n

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Some young chemists in the lab, preparing for the Titration competition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Whilst waiting for the preliminary results, the Fortians received a short lecture from Associate Professor Toby Hudson about the science course opportunities available at USYD. Following the informative presentation, a RACI Representative announced the results for the 62 teams competing.<\/p>\n

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Second Place Winners Luke Sarginson, Gordon Huang and Jennifer Ma (L-R)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Notably, our Fortian team of Jennifer Ma, Luke Sarginson and Gordon Huang from Year 12 were awarded second place on the day. All competitors now await official results from RACI, with top teams receiving an invitation to the prestigious National Titration Competition. Fortian teams have always performed well in this annual competition, frequently receiving Certificates of Excellence and Merit.<\/p>\n

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A big thank you to Mr Theo Leondios and Mr Amrit Prasad for their time and guidance in training the Fortians with the titration technique. Thank you to Mr Prasad, who accompanied the Fortians on the Competition Day.<\/p>\n

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Stephanie Banh, Andrew Huang and Peter Tran<\/strong><\/p>\n

Year 12<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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