Survey of Chemistry Lab is an introductory laboratory course designed to teach the basics of working with laboratory equipment, data gathering, analysis and reporting.
The prerequisite for this course is (CHEM 103 with a minimum grade of C or concurrent enrollment).
All CHEM A103 labs are held in CPSB 314. You must attend the first day of labs and you must attend with your lab manual and goggles. If you miss the first day of labs, you may forfeit your space in lab. Both the lab manual and safety goggles are available through the campus bookstore. Labs start on January 14th, 2013. Students shall be dressed appropriately for lab or entry into lab shall be denied. Long-sleeved shirts, pants that go down to the ankles, and proper shoes shall be worn. (Lab coats are required only for Chem 104L students this semester. They are optional for all other lab students.) Review section 3d in the Chemistry Department's Teaching Laboratory Safety Agreement and Procedures for a complete overview of our dress code.
For your convenience, we've posted several files below that you may find useful at some point during the semester. Please check back frequently to remind yourself of what's available here. Some of our files are posted in PowerPoint format. Others are posted in pdf format. If you don't already have it, the Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded for free.
Of General Interest: Spring 2013 Syllabus
Spring 2013 Schedule
Example of a Spreadsheet Layout
The Add/Drop deadline this semester is January 29th.
The Withdrawal deadline this semester is April 5th.
Course Presentations
| Week of: |
Topic |
Presentation |
|
1/14
|
Safety Orientation, Lab Orientation, Syllabus and Locker Check-in (goggles and lab manual required)
|
Safety Orientation Glassware and Equipment
|
Mathematics in Chemistry: Homework Assigned
|
Lab 1
|
| 1/21 |
Week of Alaska Civil Rights Day - No Labs
|
|
1/28
|
Laboratory Glassware and Equipment |
Lab 2
|
| MicroLab(TM) and Calibration Curves: Homework Assigned |
Lab 4
|
| 2/4 |
Volume Determination and Density |
Lab 3
|
|
2/11
|
MicroLab(TM) and Calibration Curves: In-class Exercise
|
Lab 4
|
Skill Evaluations
|
pp. 267 - 285
|
| 2/18 |
Plotting Measured Data to Generate a Graph |
Lab 5
|
2/25
|
Synthesis of Potassium Dioxalatocuprate (II) Dihydrate |
Lab 6
|
| 3/4 |
Solutions and Electrolytes: Qualitative Observations |
Lab 7
|
| 3/11 |
Spring Break - No Labs |
|
| 3/18 |
Determination of Concentration Using Spectrophotometry
|
Lab 8
|
| 3/25 |
Skill Evaluations |
pp. 267 - 285 |
| 4/1 |
Kinetics: Measuring Reaction Rates |
Lab 9
|
| 4/8 |
Analysis of Vinegar by Titration
|
Lab 10
|
| 4/15 |
Determination of Buffer Capacity |
Lab 11
|
| 4/22 |
Skills Evaluations |
pp. 267 - 285
|
Below are the Material Safety Data Sheets for all the reagents you will be using this semester.
| Lab |
MSDS
|
| 2 |
Water |
| 3 |
Brilliant Blue FCF, Green #3, Red #3, Red #40, Water, Yellow #5, Yellow #6 |
| 4 |
Ag/AgCl, Buffer pH 4, Buffer pH 7, Buffer pH 10, Nitric Acid, Water |
| 5 |
Hydrochloric Acid (1-10%), Nitric Acid (5-20%), Potassium Hydroxide (1-6%), Sodium Hydroxide (0.2-2.0 N), Water
|
| 6 |
Acetone, Copper Sulfate Pentahydrate, Ethanol (denatured), Potassium Oxalate, Water |
| 7 |
Acetic Acid (1N), Potassium Chloride (0.1N), Sodium Chloride, Sucrose, Water |
| 8 |
Green #3, Red #3, Red #40, Water |
| 9 |
Potassium Iodate (0.1N), Potassium Sulfate, Sodium Sulfite, Starch, Sulfuric Acid (0.1N), Water |
| 10 |
Acetic Acid (6%), Ag/AgCl, Buffer pH 4, Buffer pH 7, Buffer pH 10, Potassium Hydroxide (1-6%), Sodium Hydroxide (0.01-0.1N), Water |
| 11 |
Acetic Acid (6%), Ag/AgCl, Buffer pH 4, Buffer pH 7, Buffer pH 10, Potassium Hydroxide (1-6%), Sodium Acetate, Sodium Acetate Buffer, Sodium Hydroxide (0.01-0.1M), Water |
| Buffer pH 4 |
Buffer pH 4, Amaranth, Dowicide A, Potassium Acid Phthalate, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Phenylphenate (O-), Water |
| Buffer pH 7 |
Buffer pH 7, Dowicide A, Potassium Phosphate Monobasic, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Phenylphenate (O-), Sodium Phosphate Dibasic, Tartrazine, Water |
| Buffer pH 10 |
Buffer pH 10, Dichloropropene (1,3-), Dowicil 75, Hexamethylenetetramine, Methylene Chloride, Patent Blue A, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Carbonate Monohydrate, Water |
|
Provide Website Feedback
