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Principles of Chemistry 1 Laboratory Schedule


Date
Experiment
Procedures
 Video
Laboratory
Data
Lab Reports

Week 1
January 10 & 11
  
     L1 Introductions and required
           laboratory safety




Report #1
Week 2
January 17 & 18   
        No Lab





Week 3
January 24 & 25    
      L2 Computer Survival

L2 Computer Survival
Procedure

  i. Data transfer & Calcs
      ii. Graph Creation
          iii. Trendlines

Report#2
Computer Survival
Week 4
January 31 &
February 1
   
      L3 Empirical Formula

L3 Empirical Forumla
Procedure
Determining an
Empirical Formula


Report #3
Empirical Formula
Week 5
February 7 & 8     
     L4 Synthesis of Alum

L4 Synthesis of Alum
Procedure



Report #4
Synthesis of Alum

Week 6
February 14 & 15  
     L5 Graphical Analysis
          (Monday Sections)





Week 7
February 21 & 22    
     L5 Graphical Analysis
         (Tuesday Sections)

L5 Graphical Analysis
Procedure
Graphical Analysis of Aluminum Disks
Report #5
Graphical Analysis
Week 8
February 28 &
March 1
    
     L6 Gas Laws

L6 Gas Laws
Procedure



Report #6
Gas Laws

March 7 & 8    
     Spring Break





Week 9
March 14 & 15
  
    L7 Heat and Calorimetry

L7 Calorimetry


Report #7
Calorimetry
Week 10
March 21 & 22
 
    L8 Spectroscopy

L8 Spectroscopy


Report #8
Spectroscopy
Week 11
March 28 & 29
  
    L9 Beer's Law

L9 Beer's Law


Report #9
Beer's La
w
Week 12
April 4 & 5
  
    L10 Titration of Acetic Acid

L10 Titration of
Acetic Acid



Report #10
Vinegar Titration
Week 13
April 11 & 12
  
     No Lab




Week 14
April 18 & 19
  
    L11   VSEPR and Valence bond  
                          Theory





Week 15
April 25 & 26
 
    L12  Cycle of Copper

L11 Cycle of Copper



Week 16
May 2 & 3
  
    No Lab
 






May 9 - May 13

     Final Exam Week





                 
     

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Subscripts and Superscripts for Excel (Mac Friendly)
 
           Data Entry         Formulas and Calculations          Graphing 
           Trendlines          Trendlines and Data Subsets


 
  Principles 1 Laboratory
Spring 2022

Week 1 laboratory is REQUIRED


 

Instructor:  Kirk Boraas
                     (Mondays)

Instructor:  Amanda Vindedahl
                       (Tuesdays)
      Section 63  M  12:00 - 2:30 PM       Section 60  T  9:00 - 11:30 AM
      Section 64  M  3:00  - 5:30 PM       Section 61  T  12:00 - 2:30 PM
      Section 65 M   6:00 - 8:30 PM       Section 62  T  3:00  - 5:30 PM


           Week 1 Laboratory Assignment

           A. Attend the in-person lab at your scheduled time

           B. Bring your prepared laboratory notebook
                      1. Notebook must be bound and ruled
                         Gridline is preferred but college ruled will work
                         See Picture at right.
                      2. Print out the official table of contents
                          and neatly glue onto page
one of your notebook.
        

        FAQ's:

               1.  Will spiral bound notebooks be okay?            NO

               2.  Can I write in my notebook using a pencil?   NO ... only PEN is used in the notebook.

               3.  What do I record in my notebook?    All course procedures, observations, data and lab notes.

               4.  Will the lab notebooks be graded?                 YES

               5. Can I perform experiments without my notebook?  NO

               6.  Does lab meet  week 1?                                     YES
  

               7.  What happens if lab cannot meet due to the pandemic?
                                                                                                Synchronous ZOOM lab meetings and asynchronous
                                                                                                lab activities will be substituted as necessary.