Chemistry Department, University of Southern Maine

 

Laboratory Techniques I, CHY 114

Online Lab Manual

To obtain materials for each experiment, click the blue, underlined title.

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It's a good idea to download materials less than one week before the experiment appears on the Calendar so that, if last-minute changes are made to the materials, you will have the latest version.

NOTE: You may include an anonymous Experiment Evaluation Form any time you want to provide feedback about an experiment. Download the form, print and complete it, and put it in the stack of lab reports handed in that day. Do not attach it to your report, unless your instructor asks you specifically to include an non-anonymous evaluation with your report.

STUDENTS: Please do not download or print experiments until the week of your first lab meeing. All materials are often under revision at the beginning of a term, and are NOT READY are ready for distribution until the term begins. Copies of unrevised materials may cause much confusion later.
INSTRUCTORS: Please help by proofreading all materials. Send corrections and suggestions to rhodes@usm.maine.edu. Thanks for your help.

  1. Measurement
    Which Measuring Device is Most Precise?
  2. Conductivity
    Detecting Ions in Solution
  3. Colorful Chemistry
    A Cycle of Copper Reactions and Writing an Abstract
  4. Acid-Base Titration
    How Much Acid is in Vinegar?
  5. Molar Volume
    What is the Volume of a Mole of Oxygen?
  6. Thermochemistry
    Measuring Heat Changes of Chemical Reactions
  7. Emission Spectra
    What Causes the Color of the Aurora?

  8. Molecular Modeling
    Building Computer Models of Molecules
    (must be done on USM Windows computers)
  9. Chromatography and Spectroscopy of Plant Pigments
    What Gives Plants Color?
  10. Colligative Properties
    Measuring the Mass of a Molecule
  11. Final Exam & Check Out
    This link provides a copy of the final exam for your practice.

Supplement: Writing an Abstract


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