Chemistry-Study and teaching; Wilderness areas; Parks, National
Homepage for the 2006 Orientation Adventure, strenuous backpacking in Mineral King, which took place August 22-25, 2006. The page provides information on the participants and the route, with links to digital photographs from the first day.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Handouts; Thermodynamics; First law of thermodynamics; Chemical equilibrium
Introduction. The purpose of this short discussion is to provide a correct yet understandable introduction to thermodynamics. It is intended to replace and not complement the material in your text. The author is schooled in the Oberlin school of...
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Environmental chemistry; Chemistry, Analytic
Picture of aspen near the CMC cabin, taken as part of a survey of the area around the CMC cabin during the Environmental Analysis Study Tour of Lee Vining, CA and Gaylor Lakes.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Environmental chemistry; Chemistry, Analytic
Picture of aspen near the CMC cabin with Warren and Michael, taken as part of a survey of the area around the CMC cabin during the Environmental Analysis Study Tour of Lee Vining, CA and Gaylor Lakes.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Homework; Problem solving; Molecules-Models; Chemical structure
Five multi-part problems dealing with molecular modeling. This exercise illustrates a range of modeling techniques used to determine the structure and function of macromolecules.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Handouts; Homework; Problem solving; Molecular spectroscopy; Quantum theory
Two multi-part questions dealing with molecular spectroscopy, with a special focus on low resolution microwave spectroscopy as a tool for conformational analysis and on a gas-phase infrared spectrum.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Voltammetry; Electrochemistry; Solution (Chemistry)
Experiment with the goal of gaining an understanding of anodic stripping voltammetry and an understanding of the factors involved in performing quantitative analytical determinations, through the determinations of amounts of copper.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Molecular rotation; Spectroscopy, Nuclear magnetic resonance; Chemical kinetics
Experiment involving learning how kinetic information can be obtained from an NMR line shape and determining the activation parameters for internal rotation of the N,N-dimethylamino group in N,N-dimethylacetamide.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Absorption spectra; Molecular spectroscopy; Thermodynamics; Statistical mechanics
Experiment involving an introduction to molecular spectroscopy and the extraction of molecular parameters and thermodynamic properties from an analysis of the vibrational fine structure of an electronic band spectrum of gaseous iodine.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Chemical kinetics; Solution (Chemistry)
Experiment involving the study of the kinetics of the reaction between iron(III) and thiocyanate ions by the stopped-flow method, using the HiTech Stopped-Flow System and a digital oscilloscope.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Homework; Molecular structure; Molecules-Models; Conformational analysis; Isomerism
This is the Molecular Zoo entry for ethylene ozonide and therefore describes the detailed three-dimensional, gas-phase structure of ethylene ozonide produced by instrumental and computational methods. It also offers a critical comparison of these...
