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(CHEM 107L) General Chemistry Laboratory

This laboratory course is designed to complement topics covered in General Chemistry (CHEM 105 and 106).

Credit Hours 1.0 Lab
Pre- or corequisite CHEM 106
Offered Winter, spring
Programs Biology (BS), Biology Education (BS), Science Education (BS), Biochemistry Minor, Chemistry Minor, Introduction to Marine Biology Minor

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Learn standard safety precautions and protocols for working in a chemistry lab.
  2. Write a formal laboratory report in the style of a scientific journal article.
  3. Make accurate and precise measurements using common glassware and balances found in a chemistry laboratory.
  4. Make an aqueous solution of a specific concentration.
  5. Perform precipitation and filtrations.
  6. Measure the concentration of a colored solution using absorbance and a standard curve.
  7. Perform acid/base titrations using indicators and a burette.
  8. Measure heats of solution using a calorimeter.
  9. Determine the rate law for a reaction using the method of initial rates.
  10. Measure the activation energy for a reaction from rate constants.
  11. Use Le Chatelier’s principle to qualitatively predict the outcome of an equilibrium process.
  12. Measure the equilibrium constant for a reaction with a colored product using absorbance.
  13. Perform acid/base titrations using a pH probe.