Lab write-ups are due at the beginning of lab the week after the experiment is completed.
Resources:
Lab Safety Rules
What goes where in a lab report?
Example Lab Report Grading Rubric
Dates, Experiment
Sept 8, Familiarity with Analytical Glassware and Procedures
Experiment text: Lab 1- Analytical glassware and measurements
Prelab assignment: Watch video, read lab introduction, do calculation (Section D, Q1)
Safety: Be careful with glassware, Students must wear safety goggles at all times, Do not ingest Ni solution (MSDS- NiSO4-6H2O).
Lab writeup: Fill in the supplied data tables, perform and attach requested calculations, and email excel spreadsheets to instructor
Rubric: Lab 1 rubric
Resources: Gilson pipet tolerances, Setting tolerances for pipettes in the laboratory
We are using Gilson Pipetman P Pipets in this lab
9-8-2014 Lab 1 Whole Class Data
Lab due: Sept 22 in lab
Sept 15 & 22, Measuring Ni using Calibration Curve and Standard Addition
Experiment text: Lab 2- Measuring Ni using Calibration Curves and Standard Addition
Prelab assignment: Watch video, respond to prelab questions, prepare data tables
**NOTE: you will ONLY be able to use your hand-written data tables for this lab**
Safety: Students must wear safety goggles at all times, Do not ingest Ni solution (MSDS- NiSO4-6H2O)
Lab writeup: Lab writeup is to include sections: purpose, results, discussion, conclusion, references, and group dynamics. Attach applicable calculations and email excel sheet to instructor.
Rubric: Lab 2 rubric
Resources: Help with Microsoft Excel; Example Lab 2 Writeup– Hayes; Example Lab 2 Writeup– Williams, 2012
2014 Lab 2 unknown concentrations data
Lab 2 spectra
Lab due: Sept 29 in lab
September 29, Oct. 6 &13, Trends in the Copper Content of Pennies Through Time
Experiment text: Lab 3- Trends in Copper Content of Pennies through time
Prelab assignment: See weekly details below
Safety: Students must wear safety goggles at all times and gloves while handling acid. This procedure requires strong (6-16 M) nitric acid (MSDS- HNO3) that reacts with copper to form nitrogen (di)oxide (MSDS- NO; MSDS- NO2). Strong acids must be handled ONLY in the hood with the sash down. Flush immediately with water if contact occurs and inform TA or professor.
Lab writeup: Lab writeup is to include sections: purpose, introduction, results, discussion, conclusions, references, and group dynamics. Attach applicable calculations and email excel sheet to instructor.
Rubric: Lab 3 rubric
Resources: Help with Microsoft Excel, lab 3 prelab
Week 1: Preparing pennies and standards for analysis (Sept. 29)
Prelab assignment* Watch video, lab 3 prelab, prepare lab notebook with data tables and procedure.
Week 2: Analysis of Cu by Flame AA (Oct. 6)
Prelab assignment: Prepare lab notebook with data tables and procedure.
Intermediate lab writeup* Data tables and figures due 10am Friday (Oct. 10) by email.
Data:Lab 3 2014 Group 1 (Ruth, Sara, Tim, Kyle)
Lab 3 2014 Group 2 (Jacob, Jamie, Niki, Michael, Gage)
Lab 3 2014 Group 3 (Roger, Pearson, Olivia, Jessica, Benjamin)
Unknown [Cu]: 2014 Lab 3 Cu unknowns
Week 3: Data Analysis (Oct. 13)
Prelab assignment: bring laptop with stat pack installed to class if you want
October 20 & 27, Iron Redox Titration
Experiment text: Lab 4- Iron Redox Titration
Prelab assignment: Watch video, respond to prelab questions, prepare lab notebook.
Safety: Students must wear safety goggles at all times. This procedure requires strong oxidizer, KMnO4 (MSDS-KMnO4), and 6 N sulfuric acid (MSDS- H2SO4). Do not contact or ingest! If contact occurs, flush with water and inform TA or professor.
Lab writeup: Lab writeup is to include sections: abstract, purpose, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, conclusions, references, and group dynamics. Attach applicable calculations.
Rubric: Lab 4 rubric
November 3, Molecular Spectroscopy
Experiment text: Lab 5- Molecular Spectroscopy
Prelab assignment: Respond to prelab Qs- they will be turned in at the beginning of lab
Safety: Students must wear safety goggles at all times. This experiment involves benzene and hexane, which are toxic. Please review the MSDS benzene and MSDS Hexane
Lab writeup: full report
Rubric: Lab 5 grading rubric
Data: 2014 Lamda 900
2014 Fluoresence data
Lab due: November 17 in lab
November 10, FT-IR
Experiment text: Lab 6- FT-IR
Prelab assignment: Watch Sample preparation video, Write procedure and bring a plastic to analyze. Research what you believe the plastic you want to analyze may be and bring a summary.
Safety: Hot plates are hot, do not touch. Melt plastics only in fume hoods.
Lab writeup: full report
Rubric: Lab 6 grading rubric
Resources: Identifying plastics lecture tutorial, Comparison Data needed for writeup
2014 CHEM 212 FT_IR data
The parafilm data was collected under a variety of conditions.
Lab due: November 24 in class (lab is cancelled that day)
November 17 & December 1, Caffeine extraction from coffee or tea
Experiment text: Lab 7 – Caffeine Extraction by HPLC Lab text
Prelab assignment: Watch video, Read paper, write procedure, prepare data tables.
Safety: Students must wear safety goggles at all times. Do not touch hotplate on coffee maker, it is hot!
Lab writeup: full report, including a detailed procedure
Rubric: 2014 Lab 7 grading rubric
Resources:
Lab due: Dec. 8 in lab
December 1 & 8, Dirty Money
Experiment text: Dirty money case study, Lab 8- dirty money procedure
Prelab assignment: read the case study and lab instructions, bring a dollar or two to lab (you will get these back).
Safety: Please review MSDS for methanol: MSDS Methanol
Lab writeup: none
Resources: Oyler, 1996; Negrusz, 1998
Retention time of cocaine using our setup is about 8.3 minutes.