Cooperative Chemistry Lab Manual

Melanie Cooper is Associate Professor of Chemistry at Clemson University and Director of Undergraduate laboratories in the Chemistry Dept. Dr. Cooper has been the recipient of several NSF awards to develop new laboratory curricula, and she has become very interested in the incorporation of communication and cirtical thinking skills into chemistry courses.

• Section 1: Cooperative Chemistry: How and WhyCooperative Chemistry LaboratoriesTo the InstructorTo the StudentA Word About the Things You will Learn in This Course Besides ChemistryCooperative LearningConflict ManagementNature of the CourseBrief Outline of the CourseResourcesSafety RulesBasic Laboratory EtiquetteNFPA Hazard CodesWaste DisposalMaterial Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)Recording and Reporting ResultsThe Laboratory NotebookWriting Lab ReportsPreliminary Report GuidelinesThe Science Writing HeuristicReporting Numerical ResultsGraphing DataOral PresentationsSection 2: Laboratory EquipmentContainersTest TubesBeakerErlenmeyer FlasksMicroscale Cell WellsEvaporating DishCrubible and LidWatch GlassIgnition TubeMeasuring DevicesMeasuring Liquids by VolumeMeasuring Solids and Liquids by MassTransfer DevicesDroppers and PipetsFunnelsTongsTest-Tube HolderForcepsSpatulasSupport DevicesMetal RingPipestem TriangleWire GauzeClamps and Clamp Holders/Universal ClampHeating DevicesBunsen BurnerHeating BathSection 3: Laboratory TechniquesPreparing an ExperimentDealing With Unknown CompoundsPreliminary TestsSmellPhysical StateSolubility TestsQualitative TestingQuantitative TestingAnalysis of AnionsAnalysis of CationsTest for Ammonium (NH4+)Flame TestsMicroscale TechniquesSolution TechniquesTo Make up a Solution of Known ConcentrationDilution of SolutionsPreparing and Using a Volumetric PipetPreparing and Using a BuretTitrationReading a MeniscusTitration ProcedureFiltrationGravity FiltrationVacuum FiltrationChromatographyThin Layer Chromatography ProcedurePrecipitation (Gravimetric Analysis) for a Solution of a Known Salt of Unknown ConcentrationPrecipitation (Gravimetric Analysis) of a Solid Unknow SaltBoiling Points/Melting PointsSeparation of LiquidsSepatation of Mixtures of SolidsRecrystallizationOrganic ChemistryOrganic Functional Group TestsSection 4: Laboratory Instruments and SpectroscopySpectroscopyNuclear Magnetic ResonanceInfrared SpectroscopyColor and SpectroscopyThe Units of Color IntensityThe Relationship Between Absorbance and ConcentrationpH Meter—Its Care and UseThe pH Meter as a VoltmeterThe Multimeter as a VoltmeterConductivity MeterThe Multimeter as a Conductivity MeterSection 5: ProjectsProject 1: DensityProject 2: Investigation of ChemiluminescenceProject 3: ConcreteProject 4: Finding the Relationship Between the Volume of a Gas and the TemperatureProject 5: Designing a Calcium SupplementProject 6: Properties of Matter and SeparationsProject 7: Acids and BasesProject 8: BuffersProject 9: White PowdersProject 10: ElectrochemistryProject 11: Identification, Properties and Synthesis of an Unknown Ionic CompoundProject 12: Hot and ColdProject 13: Analysis of ColasProject 14: Identification, Properties and Synthesis of an Unknow Organic CompoundProject 15: What Affects the Rate of a Reaction?Project 16:Investigation of Kidney Stones: Formation and DissolutionProject 17:Soaps and DetergentsGlossaryIndex