Contemporary Chemical Issues Laboratories introduces the fundamental concepts of chemistry through experiments connected to everyday life and contemporary issues. Students investigate measurement, density, atomic structure, water, solutions, gas laws, pH, radioactivity, recycling, pharmaceuticals, and consumer product labeling. The laboratories emphasize scientific inquiry, data analysis, laboratory techniques, and the practical applications of chemistry in health, industry, and the environment.
Contemporary Chemical Issues Laboratories
LAB 1 Living in a Metric World: Thinking Metric
LAB 2 Density
LAB 3 Electrons
LAB 4 Water
LAB 5 Solubility and Concentration Gas Laws
LAB 6 Gas Laws
LAB 7 pH
LAB 8 Radioactivity
LAB 9 Recycling Materials
LAB 10 Medications
LAB 11 Labels and Tradenames
Patrick
Ande
Patrick Ande is Senior Instructor and Laboratory Director in the Department of Chemistry at Florida Atlantic University. He teaches chemistry laboratory courses and oversees laboratory operations, emphasizing hands-on instruction and safe laboratory practices. His research focuses on environmental chemistry, particularly the remediation of heavy metal contamination in soils through the use of activated silica to reduce metal mobility and support environmental restoration.