General Chemistry 124 Laboratory
Tentative Syllabus Dr. Sundin, UW-Platteville Spring, 2001 Thursday, 8-11 AM or 1-4 PM, Ottensman 302
The experiments are from Chemistry Lab Manual, revised (blue cover), UW-P Chemistry Faculty. It is expected that you will have read the experiment before coming to lab. Due to licensing restrictions, many of the video demonstrations are only available in the Chemistry Computer Lab, Ottensman 301.
DATE EXPERIMENT
January 18 Introduction, Safety, Check In, Reaction Prediction, Experiment 2: PreLab, Lab Procedure Review
January 25 Chemistry of Copper (Handout); Sample Reactions: copper(II) nitrate plus sodium hydroxide, zinc plus copper nitrate (what poisonous gas is evolved and how will we avoid it?); litmus paper; vacuum filtration
February 1 Thermochemistry, Experiment 3: Calorimeter
February 8 Kinetics, Experiment 6
February 15 Equilibrium, LeChatelier's Principle, Experiment 8
February 22 Acid-Base Titration, Experiment 5: Volumetric Flask; Titration Demonstration; Pipets
March 2 Equilibrium, Weak Acid Ka, Experiment 9
March 8 Molar Solubility of Barium Nitrate, Experiment 12
March 22 Relative Strengths of Redox Agents, Exp 14
March 29 Electrochemistry: Miniature Cells. Experiment 15b
April 5 Metals: Manganese in Steel, Experiment 16: Spectronic 20
April 12 Chromatography, Experiment 7: Paper Chromatography
April 19 Anion Analysis, Experiment 17
April 26 Organic Chemistry, Qualitative Analysis, Experiment 20
May 3 Comprehensive Lab Practical Exam and Check Out
Review of Lab Procedures from Chemistry 114: Common Laboratory Equipment; Balance; Bunsen Burner; Graduated Cylinder; Litmus Paper; Mixing; Pouring; Reading a Scale; Thermometer.