Experiments

Experiments and instructor resources presented here  were developed in part through  a National Science Foundation – funded project: The CCLI Initiative – Computers in Chemistry Laboratory Instruction, and in part by faculty using MicroLab.   Contributors to this experiment group and the schools they were associated with at the time of writing include Dr. John Amend, Montana State University,  Ms. Susan Arena, Mount San Antonio College,  Dr. Joe Crook, Western Washington University,  Lt. Col. Ronald Furstenau, U.S. Air Force Academy,  Dr. Dale Hammond, Brigham Young University Hawaii,  Dr. Don King, Western Washington University,  Dr. Sophia Nussbaum, University of British Columbia,  Dr. Mike Seymour, Hope College, and Dr. Jack Weyh, Western Washington University.

 

Experiments below are in Adobe PDF form, and may be printed for use in your classes. These experiments are available on CD in Microsoft Word and Word Perfect format that may be instructor modified. The CD may be purchased from MicroLab (see catalog pg. 26).

Absorption Spectrophotometry

Experiment Name
Expt. Summary
Experiment Link
Teacher Notes
Beer's Law Using Food Dye Spectrophotometry
Beer's Law Using Crystal Violet
Formation Constant of Fe(SCN)2+ by Spectrophotometry

Thermodynamics

Experiment Name
Expt. Summary
Experiment Link
Teacher Notes
Introduction to Calorimetry
Hess' Law
Enthalpy of Hydration
Hot and Cold Packs
Determination of Enthalpy and Entropy of a Reaction
Charles' Law
Vapor Pressure of Water
Vapor Pressure of H2O Summary
Vapor Pressure of H2O
Vapor Pressure of H2O Notes

Acid/Base Chemistry

Experiment Name
Expt. Summary
Experiment Link
Teacher Notes
Titration Curve and Dissociation Constant for Acetic Acid
Introduction to Acids and Bases and Titration of Acetic Acid
Acid/Base Titration Curves
Analysis of a Solid Mixture
Characterization of Weak Acids
Analysis of Soda Ash
Ka1 of Phosphoric Acid by Titration
Ka2 of Sulfuric Acid by Titration
Titration of an Acid Mixture