Quantitative General Chemistry Lab Manual
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 410
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This lab manual was designed for use in the General and Quantitative Analytical Chemistry courses (CH109/110) at Boston University. The topics introduced in these labs include many of the fundamental concepts that are ubiquitous to the general chemistry curriculum: gas laws, solubility reactions, acid/base chemistry, spectroscopy, thermochemistry, equilibrium, and kinetics. Additionally, quantitative analysis adds an emphasis on experimental design, statistical treatment of data, advanced topics in spectrophotometry, critical thinking, scientific communication, and research.
The goal of this course is to provide general chemistry students who have already had a significant level of exposure to chemistry, either in high school or college, with the opportunity to become familiar with common instrumentation and develop good analytical techniques.
Preface
Professional Standards in Chemistry Labs
Laboratory Notebooks and Post-Lab Assignments
Lab 1: Tools of the Trade: Spreadsheets and Typesetting
Lab 2: Molecular Size Determination
Lab 3: Redox Titration of Hydrogen Peroxide
Lab 4: Introduction to Molecular Spectroscopy
Lab 5: Modeling Conjugated Dyes with the Multielectron Particle-in-a-Box
Lab 6: Synthesis and Analysis of Potassium Aluminum Sulfate
Lab 7: Stoichiometry of the Reaction of Magnesium with Strong Acid
Lab 8: Colorimetric Determination of Aspirin
Lab 9: Enthalpy of Reaction and Hess’s Law
Lab 10: Determining the Iron Content of Food by Atomic Spectroscopy
Lab 11: Identification of Unknown Solutions via Qualitative Analysis
Lab 12: Cryoscopic Determination of Molar Mass
Lab 13: Studying the Effect of Ionic Strength on Equilibrium
Lab 14: Acid-Base Titrations with Indicators
Lab 15: Potentiometric Titrations of Weak Acids
Lab 16: Solubility Product of Lead Iodide
Lab 17: Fluorescein – a pH dependent biosensor
Lab 18: Kinetics of the Decomposition of Bromophenol Blue
Lab 19: Electrochemistry
Lab 20: Kinetics of enzyme-catalyzed ester hydrolysis
Undergraduate’s Guide to Writing Chemistry Papers
Writing 1: Introduction to Scientific Writing
Writing 2: Preparing Appropriate Exhibits
Writing 3: Making Claims and Building an Argument
Writing 4: Structure of Abridged Scholarly Papers
Writing 5: Conventions of Scientific Writing
Writing 6: Research, Scientific Literature, and Annotated Bibliographies
Writing 7: Adding Motivation – Introduction Sections
Writing 8: Sharing your Process – Experimental Sections
Writing 9: Getting your Work Funded – Research Proposals
Writing 10: Making and Delivering Effective Research Presentations
Appendices
Appendix A: Fundamentals of Laboratory Equipment
Appendix B: Tables and Values