CH204/CH107
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CH 204 Mandatory Skills for the General Chemistry Laboratory
Any version of our general chemistry laboratories must include hands-on training in the following areas as a minimum requirement.
General Lab Skills
The laboratory assignments should all work to give students experience in the following general lab skills/methods
- Lab Safety
- Observation
- Basics of Report Writing & Notebook Keeping
- Scientific Method
- Error/Statistics
Measurement Skills
The general chemistry laboratory should train students in general measurement methods that would be utilized in near all advance chemistry laboratories
- Analytical Balance
- Volumetric Pipette
- Burette
- Volumetric Flask
Solutions
Students should become proficient in general solution techniques
- Solution preparation
- Standardization
- Dilution
Separation/Purification
Students should learn basic skills in separation and purification
- Decanting
- Filtration
Acid/Base Chemistry
Students should learn basics of acid/base solution chemistry. These include the mastery of the following skills
- Titration
- Indicators
- Buffers
- pH meter
Qualitative Analysis
All general chemistry labs should include some component of qualitative elemental analysis
Synthesis
All general chemistry labs should include a lab on the synthesis, separation, and/or purification of a chemical compound. This lab should include quantitative analysis of yields
Advanced Skills
All general chemistry courses should include several laboratories that cover more advanced topics above and beyond the mandatory skills set such as:
- UV-Vis spectroscopy and Beer’s Law
- Calorimetry
- Redox Chemistry
- Microscale Techniques
