General Chemistry I Lab Manual

EXPERIMENT 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Example Calculations
1.3 Experimental
1.4 Waste Disposal

EXPERIMENT 2 DENSITY OF SOLIDS AND LIQUIDS
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Example Calculations
2.3 Experimental
2.4 Waste Disposal
2.5 Graphing

EXPERIMENT 3 PROPERTIES OF HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Experimental
3.3 Waste Disposal

EXPERIMENT 4 FORMATION AND NAMING OF IONIC COMPOUNDS
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Experimental
4.3 Waste Disposal

EXPERIMENT 5 WATER LOSS BY DEHYDRATION
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Example Calculations
5.3 Experimental
5.4 Waste Disposal
5.5 Calculations

EXPERIMENT 6 PRECIPITATION, STOICHIOMETRY, AND SYNTHESIS OF ALUM
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Example Calculations
6.3 Experimental
6.4 Waste Disposal

EXPERIMENT 7 SOLUBILITY STUDY
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Example Chemical Equations
7.3 Experimental
7.4 Waste Disposal

EXPERIMENT 8 INTRODUCTION TO TITRATIONS: PREPARATION OF A STANDARD SOLUTION
8.1 Introduction: Standardizing a Solution
8.2 Example Calculations
8.3 Experimental
8.4 Preparation and Standardization of a NaOH Solution
8.5 Waste Disposal

EXPERIMENT 9 TITRATION ANALYSIS OF VITAMIN C
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Example Calculations
9.3 Experimental
9.4 Waste Disposal

EXPERIMENT 10 IDEAL GAS LAW: ESTIMATION OF MOLAR MASS OF MAGNESIUM
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Example Calculations
10.3 Experimental
10.4 Waste Disposal

EXPERIMENT 11 SPECIFIC HEAT CAPACITY OF METALS: LAW OF DULONG AND PETIT
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Example Calculations
11.3 Experimental (Work in Pairs)
11.4 Waste Disposal

EXPERIMENT 12 HESS’S LAW
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Example Calculations
12.3 Experimental
12.4 Calculations
12.5 Waste Disposal

EXPERIMENT 13 LET THERE BE LIGHT
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Example Calculations
13.3 Experimental
13.4 Cleanup
13.5 Waste Disposal

EXPERIMENT 14 PAPER CHROMATOGRAPHY
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Experimental
14.3 Waste Disposal

EXPERIMENT 15 LEWIS STRUCTURES, VSEPR, AND MOLECULAR SHAPE
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Experimental
15.3 Cleanup

EXPERIMENT 16 INTERMOLECULAR FORCES
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Experimental (Work in Pairs)
16.3 Waste Disposal

EXPERIMENT 17 CONCENTRATION UNITS
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Experimental
17.3 Waste Disposal

EXPERIMENT 18 DETERMINATION OF BLEACH: A REDOX TITRATION
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Experimental
18.3 Waste Disposal

EXPERIMENT 19 FREEZING POINT DEPRESSIONS
19.1 Introduction
19.2 Experimental (Work in Pairs)
19.3 Waste Disposal
19.4 Graphing

EXPERIMENT 20 CHEMICAL KINETICS: THE IODINE CLOCK
20.1 Introduction
20.2 Experimental (Work in Pairs)
20.3 Calculations
20.4 Waste Disposal

EXPERIMENT 21 SPECTROSCOPY OF DYES
21.1 Introduction
21.2 Experimental (Work in Pairs)
21.3 Waste Disposal
21.4 Graphing

EXPERIMENT 22 LE CHÂTELIER’S PRINCIPLE
22.1 Introduction
22.2 Experimental
22.3 Waste Disposal

EXPERIMENT 23 ACID–BASE PROPERTIES OF HAIR CARE PRODUCTS
23.1 Introduction
23.2 Experimental (Work in Pairs)
23.3 Waste Disposal

EXPERIMENT 24 BRØNSTED-LOWRY ACIDS AND BASES
24.1 Introduction
24.2 Experimental (Work in Pairs)
24.3 Waste Disposal

EXPERIMENT 25 BUFFERS
25.1 Introduction
25.2 Experimental (Work in Pairs)
25.3 Waste Disposal

EXPERIMENT 26 GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY AND IDENTIFICATION OF AN UNKNOWN
26.1 Introduction
26.2 Experimental (Work in Groups)
26.3 Waste Disposal

APPENDIX A: Electronic Balance
APPENDIX B: Bunsen Burner
APPENDIX C: Volumetric Pipet
APPENDIX D: Burette
APPENDIX E: Generating a Straight-Line Graph in Microsoft Excel