Stevens Institute of Technology

Fall 2018

CH117 A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M: General Chemistry Laboratory I

Instructor Name: Faith E. Kim Office Hours: McLean 203, MWF 1-2pm
Office address: McLean 203 OR arranged by appointment

Office phone number:(201)216-5343 Course Web Address: CANVAS CH-117-A

E-mail address:[email protected] https://sit.instructure.com/courses/26672

Overview
To understand the chemical principles for each experiment to ensure a greater
appreciation of the principles, the data collection and analysis, and the observation
encountered for each experiment.

Prerequisites
NONE, recommend concurrently to take Ch115

Learning Goals
After successful completion of this course, students will be able to…
1. Perform experiments, record data, and draw conclusions from the experimental raw data and be
familiar with good laboratory techniques including chemical safety guidelines and chemical waste
disposal procedures and with basic laboratory equipments and apparatus.
2. Determine the formula unit of a hydrated salt (% of impurity in a hydrated salt).
3. Determine a limiting reactant in a precipitation reaction.
4. Determine the theoretical quantities of reactants and products (Stoichiometry) and the % yield.
5. Practice a precipitate forming chemical reaction and understand the general precipitation rules.
6. Understand the Ideal Gas Law from a gas forming reaction of a strong reducing metal with an acid solution.
7. Classify the reaction types (acid/base, redox, or precipitation reaction) and able to write the molecular,
total (complete) ionic, and net ionic equations.
8. Identify an elements from its visible line spectrum using spectroscope.
9. Understand the state function enthalpy and the change, △H (Constant Pressure cCalorimetry).
10. Draw Lewis structure to predict the geometric shapes of molecules and ions.
11. Understand the state function internal energy and the change, △E (Constant Volume Calorimetry).
12. Understand the nature of polymer/hydrogel and the applications in drug discovery.

Pedagogy
The course will employ brief introduction, demonstration, and team experiments. Students will learn to
be critical of their observation and collected data. Student must be quantitative in their
measurements and develop good laboratory practice and techniques that acquires an appreciation
of chemicals and safety guidelines as well as the necessity of proper disposal of test solutions.
Student will understand the chemical principles by hands-on experiences with greater appreciation of
the principles, data collection and observation that are encountered for the experiment.

Course Requirements
Each wet lab begins with check-in by signing an attendance sheet. Failure to check-in will result ZERO
grade for the lab period. Then, a short introduction including the safety precautions and experimental
techniques will be given prior to the experiment. Attendance of this period is mandatory. Any student who
misses part of this period will NOT be allowed to proceed the experiment.
Student must wear safety goggles, proper clothing/shoes/hair to perform the experiment. All
belongings must be placed in the bottom cabinet of the bench area. Absolutely no eating, drinking, and
chewing are allowed. Laboratory safety rules in detail are attached.
All students will work with a parter as a team. However, all experimental data, observations, errors,
problems, and troubleshooting must be INDIVIDUALLY recorded during the course of the experiment. A team
of students must complete all required lab work, dispose the chemical waste, clean up equipment/work area at
the end of each laboratory period. Students need TA’s or instructor’s permission to check out. Failure to check-
out will result ZERO grade for the lab period as well.
Make-up lab will be provided ONLY IF it is an unavoidable absence that is a valid excuse from the school
officials. Students who need a make-up lab MUST provide a valid written excuse note (e-mail) WITHIN ONE
WEEK of the absence for the make-up arrangement.

Required Text(s)
General Chemistry Laboratory Manual for Stevens, 10th Ed.,J.A. Beran

ISBN - 978- 1 - 118 - 97519 - 0

Assignments
1. Lab Safety - All laboratory procedure involving chemicals should begin by obtaining/reading the
appropriate MSDS, which can be obtained by directly go to http://sigmaaldrich.com/safety-center.html
and type the chemical names for the MSDS. ABSOLUTELY, NO LATE WALK-IN ALLOWED:
NO ONE allowed to perform lab WITHOUT the introduction given at the beginning.
2. PreLab Questions (5 points) – posted on the CANVAS and must be completed BEFORE LAB.
3. Report (10 points) - Each student (NO GROUP REPORT) must submit his(her) own report on the
CANVAS along with the (scanned/picture) RAW DATA .
4. PostLab Questions (5 points) – posted on the CANVAS and must be completed AFTER LAB and
BEFORE NEXT LAB.
****(−)1 point (for Pre/PostLab) and (−)2 point (for Dry/Report) late penalty PER LAB PERIOD (by
Stevens academic calendar) be applied for any unauthorized late submission.
The laboratory schedule below is SUBJECT TO CHANGE:

Lab Date Exp. Title Assignments Pts (%)

1 8/27-8/31 Dry Lab 1 Safety/The Laboratory and SI Safety/R 20 pts (5%)
2 9/4-9/10 Exp. 1 Basic Laboratory Operations Pr/R/Po 20 pts (5%)
3 9/11-9/17 Exp. 5 % Water in a Hydrated Salt Pr/R/Po 20 pts (5%)
4 9/18-9/24 Exp. 8 Limiting Reactant - Week 1 Pr/ 5 pts
5 9/25-10/1 Exp. 8 Limiting Reactant - Week 2 R/Po 15 pts (5%)
6 10/2-10/9 CANVAS RxnTypes(Acid/Base,Precip.Redox) Pr/R/Po 20 pts (5%)
7 10/10-10/16 Lab#1-5 Midterm 100 pts (20%)

8 10/17-10/23 CANVAS Ideal Gas Law/Stoichiometry Pr/R/Po 20 pts (5%)

9R 10/31-11/13 Exp. 25 Constant Pressure Calorimetry(CPC) Pr/R/Po 20 pts (5%)
10R 10/31-11/13 Dry Lab 3 Atomic & Molecular Structure Pr/R/Po 20 pts (5%)
11R 10/31-11/13 CANVAS Constant Volume Calorimetry(CVC) Pr/R/Po 20 pts (5%)
12 11/14-11/20 CANVAS Spectroscopy(SPS) Pr/R/Po 20 pts (5%)
13 11/26-11/30 CANVAS Polymers/Hydrogel Pr/R/Po 20 pts (5%)
14 12/3-12/7 Lab#6,8-12 Final Exam 100 pts (25%)
R (Rotational labs) : depends on lab sections (North, Center, or South).

Grading Scale : Assigned percentages shown below will be applied for the entire class.
A(>=90.00%), A−(>=87.00%), B+(>=83.00%), B(>=80.00%), B−(>=77.00%) C+(>=73.00%), C(>=70.00%),
C− (>=65.00%), D(>=60.00%), and F(<60.00%).

Laboratory TOPIC
Lab Title TOPIC
Laboratory Safety/ SI units To review the rules of laboratory safety, policies, techniques, proper
organization of experimental data, and SI units.
Basic Laboratory Operations To practice common laboratory apparatus and techniques using
Bunsen burner, top loading balance, graduated cylinders, pipet, and
etc.
% Water in a Hydrated Salt To measure the % impurity of water in a hydrated salt and determine
the formula unit of the salt.
Ideal Gas Law & Stoichiometry To understand the stoichiometry and and Ideal Gas Law of a chemical
reaction, a gas forming reaction of a strong reducing metal in a strong
acid.
Limiting Reactant-Week 1 & 2 To experience a chemical system in which a limiting reactant controls
the extent of a reaction and to calculate % yield.
Reaction Types: To experience the different types of chemical reactions : acid/base,
precipitation, or redox reactions.
Constant Pressure Calorimetry To measure the amount of heat transferred under constant
atmospheric pressure using coffee cup calorimeter.
 Lab Title TOPIC

Atomic & Molecular Structure To identify an elements from its visible line spectrum and to predict
the three-demential structure of molecules and molecular ions.
Constant Volume Calorimetry To measure the energy content (cal/g) in food samples using bomb
calorimeter under constant volume.
Spectroscopy To identify an element & compound from the atomic energy states by
observing atomic emission line spectra in spectroscope.
Hydrogel To learn how to synthesize a polymer of sugar, hydrogel beads and to
study the physical and chemical properties/changes in different
solutions and the applications in drug delivery system.
Midterm & Final One hour closed book written EXAM

Lab Safety Policy in following pages

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