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; 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; Handouts; Problem solving; Chemical equilibrium
Handout offering information on how to use Mathematica, a computer software program, to numerically solve a system of non-linear equations encountered in the study of chemical equilibrium.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Handouts; Problem solving; Chemical equilibrium
Handout providing a guide on how to use Maple, a powerful software package that performs symbolic algebra as well as numerical calculations. Specifically, there are instructions on how to solve a system of non-linear equations that are generated by...
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; Chemical kinetics; Chemical reactions; Solution (Chemistry)
Experiment with the objective of determining the rate law for the reaction between the dichromate ion and the acetaldehyde molecule in a dilute solution of nitric acid.
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; 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.