Chemistry-Study and teaching; Examinations; Molecular structure; Molecular orbitals; Chemical reactions; Thermodynamics; Solution (Chemistry); Transition metals
Comprehensive final examination without solutions for Fall 2002, involving six questions based on the lectures and four questions based on laboratory experiments.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Homework; Molecular structure; Molecules-Models; Quantum chemistry
This is the Molecular Zoo entry for formic anhydride and therefore describes the detailed three-dimensional, gas-phase structure of formic anhydride produced by instrumental and computational methods. It also offers a critical comparison of these...
Handout from the laboratory manual explaining curve fitting and the method of least squares. Included is a least squares exercise using Microsoft Excel.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Handouts; Thermodynamics; Chemical reactions; Solution (Chemistry)
Experiment dealing solely with the enthalpy of solution of an inorganic salt. The objective of this experiment is to determine the enthalpy of solution of a salt in water using a calorimeter.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Absorption spectra; Solution (Chemistry); Spectroscopy, Atomic absorption
Experiment consisting of preparing a series of standard solutions containing iron and solutions of metallic alloy samples, then measuring the absorption of light by the atoms of the element when the solutions are aspirated into a flame.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Solution (Chemistry); High performance liquid chromatography
Experiment with purpose of quantifying the caffeine content of a diet cola sample using high performance liquid chromatography. The separation of components in diet soft drinks is also involved.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Adsorption; Molecular sieves; Gases
Experiment involving studying the adsorption of gaseous nitrogen and dimethyl ether on a molecular sieve; it also provides experience with manipulations on a vacuum line.
