Chem 1121 - General Chemistry II

Spring 2013

• Jan. 17: Introduction, Syllabus, Safety and Laboratory Rules
• Jan. 24: Molecular Models and Dipoles
• Jan. 31:  Paper Chromatography of Food Dyes and Colors
• Feb. 7:  Design Your Own Chromatography Experiment Worksheet
• Feb. 14:  Synthesis of Aspirin and Oil of Wintergreen
• Feb. 21:  Colligative Properties - Freezing Point Depression
• Feb. 28:  The Iodine Clock - A Study in Kinetics
• Mar. 7:  Determining the Equilibrium Constant for a Chemical Reaction
• Mar. 14:  Spring Break - No Lab
• Mar. 21:  A pH Study of Acids and Salts Solutions
• Mar. 28:  Buffer Action and Calculations
• Apr. 4:  Determining the Identity of an Unknown Weak Acid
• Apr. 11:  Solubility and Thermodynamics of Potassium Nitrate
• Apr. 18:  Electrochemical Half Cells and Reactions 

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• Apr. 18:  Investigating the Activity Series
• Apr. 25:  Determining Equivalent Weight by Copper Electrolysis

Supplemental Materials

• Graphing Using Microsoft Excel

Archived Experiments

• Chemical Properties of the Alkaline Earths and Halogens