Schedule of Experiments

Summer 1998

 

Day

Reading Material

Activities/Experiments

Mon 7/6

General Information
Uncertainty Analysis
Laboratory Tutorials

Check-In. Course Introduction. Safety Lecture. Error Analysis. Computer Training.

Tue 7/7

Absorption Spectroscopy:
Electromagnetic Radiation,Colors
Beer-Lambert's Law
Laboratory Tutorials

Handout 1 Lab Techniques:
Filtration, pipetting, volumetric measurements, balance training, titration techniques, Balance Training.

Thu 7/9

Absorption Spectroscopy
Laboratory Tutorials

Exp.1: Absorption Spectroscopy

Mon 7/13

Gas Laws:
Ideal Gases, Real Gases
Laboratory Tutorials

Exp.2: Formaula Weight of
a Volatile Liquid

Tue 7/14

Stoichiometry
Laboratory Tutorials

Exp.3: Formula Weight of an Ionic Compound

Thu 7/16

Acid-Base Theory:
Acids and Bases, Acid-Base Equilibrium,
Titrations, Buffers
Laboratory Tutorials

Exp.4: Acid-Base Equilibrium
Standardization of NaOH and Potentiometric Titration of Coke.

Mon 7/20

Thermodynamics:
Spontaneity, Entropy, Gibbs Free Energy, THermodynamics and Equilibrium

Exp.5: Thermodynamics
Hvap of H 20

Tue 7/21

Chemical Kinetics:
Rate Equation, Reaction Order, Activation Energy, Arrhenius Equation, Laboratory Tutorials, Catalysis

Exp.6: Chemical Kinetics

Thu 7/23

Organic Synthesis
Laboratory Tutorials

Exp.7: Synthesis of Asprin

Mon 7/27

General Review

Exp 8: HPLC Handout
Amount of Caffeine in Soft Drinks.
Check-Out
Evaluation

Tue 7/28

MAKE-UP DAY




last updated: Tuesday 16 June 1998
Penny Shima