need advice for writing a depth study/lab report (2 Viewers)

aoyu

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hey, i'm not too familiar with writing lab reports. when you do a background research/introduction section, should you focus more at the inquiry question or more on the scientific theory?

what i mean is: for example, given that my inquiry question is "how accurate is the quoted value for acetic acid concentration in [household] vinegar? (using titrimetric analysis)" and that the expected range should be at around 4%(w/w) (as per regulations given by research & labels)

should i elaborate more on the technical side (i.e. explain titration, bronsted-lowry acids, pH indicators, equilibrium), or should i focus more on explaining health benefits of vinegar & why it needs to be diluted to around 4% for commercial use (linking to inquiry q.), etc?

doing both is possible, but given that a wordcount exists and i HAVE to focus on one more than the other to a degree, which should i focus more one? thanks in advance
 
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I would do the technical side. The information about health benefits and dilution you can still talk about but should be way less information than the actual chemistry content since a teacher will be looking to see if you understand and can explain the chemistry concepts and how it could be used to determine the concentration of the vinegar sample and therefore answer the inquiry question
 

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