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General Chemistry Laboratory I


Course Description

Students will perform experiments to illustrate the reactions, principles, and techniques presented in Freshman Chemistry I.


Athena Title

General Chem Lab I


Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in CHEM 1311L, CHEM 1411L


Pre or Corequisite

MATH 1113


Corequisite

CHEM 1211


Semester Course Offered

Offered fall, spring and summer


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Course Objectives

Course Objectives CHEM 1211L A. Understand how to collect, analyze, and assimilate experimental laboratory data using traditional wet chemical techniques B. Understand how to collect, analyze, and assimilate experimental laboratory data using electronic analytical devices such as pH meters, thermistors, spectrometers, and colorimeters C. Use spreadsheet software to graph and analyze electronically accumulated data D. Use e-mail and web resources to evaluate collected data E. Write at least two formal lab procedures F. Write at least two formal lab reports G. Devise two laboratory experiments based upon the techniques and procedures presented during the course of the semester H. Perform one end of semester lab practical


Topical Outline

EXPERIMENTS: 1. Separation of Components of Mixtures 2. Identifying metals by determining their specific heat. 3. Indirect gravimetric determination of the composition of a mixture. 4. Determining the formula weight of a compound. 5. Application of Hess’s Law 6. Identifying Inorganic Compounds by their inter-chemical reactions. 7. Identifying metals via flame emission analysis. 8. Acid-base titrations. 9. Self Directed-Skills Analysis Experiments (Student write procedures to solve a complex problem).


General Education Core

CORE II: Physical Sciences

Syllabus