CHEM 220 - Laboratory Manual - Spring 2011
IMPORTANT NOTE: This page is provided as reference only. Please do not print from this page,
but only from the updated versions on the main CHEM 220 LABORATORYpage.
EXPERIMENTS and LAB ACTIVITIES
Lab Manual Handouts, Reading & Additional Information
- INTRO & SAFETY Handbook Reading:
- Section I - Safety in the laboratory
- Section II - Glassware (familiarize yourself)
- Section XI - Keeping a Laboratory Notebook
- General Laboratory Information
- Lab Safety (provided in lab)
- Keeping a Laboratory Notebook
- General Laboratory Report Guidelines
- Experiment #1: Factors Affecting Reaction Rates
- Lab Handout & Mini-Report Guidelines - Spring 2010 Revision
- Lab Lecture Notes Outline
- Experiment #2: Determination of a Rate Law by the Method of Intial Rates
- Assignment & Report Guidelines (provided in lab) - Spring 2010 Revision
- Lab Handout - Backgroud & Procedure - Spring 2010 Revision
- Statistical Analysis: Standard Deviation - Spring 2010 Revision
- Graphing- Reading and pointers on graphing (does NOT print)
- Experiment #3: Hydrolysis of t-BuBr
- Lab Handout & Report Guidelines - Spring 2010 Revision
- Experiment #4: Determination of K for an Esterification / Hydrolysis Reaction
- Lab Handout & Mini-Report Guidelines - Spring 2010 Revision
- Esterification Experiment Mini-Report Information:
- Class Data:
- Please consult with your instructor.
- Please follow the mini-report guidelines, with the following change:
- Also include the calculation for the data provided to you by a student who did the reverse of your reaction system.
- Experiment #5: Determination of Keq by spectrophotometry
- Please prepare a standard prelab.
- Lab Handout - Background and Procedure - Spring 2010 Revision
- Assignment & Report Guidelines - Spring 2010 Revision
- Experiment #6: LeChatelier's Principle
- Lab Handout & Mini-Report Guidelines - Spring 2010 Revision
- Experiment #7: Acid-Base-Salt Solutions
- Lab Handout (2008)
- Experiment #8: Buffer Solutions
- Background (2008)
- Procedure (2008)
- Post-lab Questions (2008)
- Mini-Report Guidelines - Spring 2010 Revision
- Experiment #9: pH-monitored Titration of Vinegar and an Unknown Acid
- Lab Handout (2010)
- Pelab Question
- PRELAB Guidelines:
- Prepare a Standard Prelab including the reactions for acetic acid and the generic monoprotic acid with NaOH (put in context)
- Complete response to the prelab question, including an individually prepared graph
- Assignment & Report Guidelines:
- Present the original data, excel or reorganized data tables (if appropriate), calculations, and results as outlined in the procedure and summarized in the DATA ANALYSIS (Summary) section on p. 3 of the lab handout
- A formal discussion and conclusions section is NOT required
- Answer the POST-LAB Questions
- Experiment #10: Determination of the Ksp of an Organic Salt
- Background, Procedure, Prelab Questions (2008)
- Postlab Questions (2008)
- Assignment & Report Guidelines (2011)
- Ksp Data:
- Please consult with your instructor
- Experiment #11: Determination of the Thermodynamics of the Dissolution of Borax
- Experiment #12: Reactivity Series & Galvanic Cells
- Lab Handout (2008)
- Mini-Report:
- Provide calculations, equations, results, and diagrams for each part of the lab as indicated in the lab handout.
- A formal discussion and conclusions is NOT required.
- Experiment #13: Galvanic Cells & the Nernst Equation
- Lab Handout (2008)
- Mini-Report:
- Provide calculations, equations, results, graphs and diagrams for each part of the lab as indicated in the lab handout
- A formal discussion and conclusions is NOT require
- Experiment #14: Electrolytic Cells & the determination of the Faraday Constant.
- Lab Handout (2008)
- Mini-Report:
- Provide calculations, equations, results, and diagrams for each part of the lab as indicated in the lab handout
- A formal discussion and conclusions is NOT required
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