Syllabus (Tentative)
Chemistry 101 Laboratory
General Chemistry I (Gen Ed/Natural Sciences)
Spring 2012
Professor: Dr. Netkal M. Made Gowda, Office: CH 332B; Ph: 298-1760; Fax:
298-2180
Email: gn-made@wiu.edu; Web address: http://www.wiu.edu/chemistry/faculty/
Laboratories: Coordinated by Prof. Made Gowda and taught by the following
graduate teaching assistants:
Chem 101
sec 21
sec 22
sec 23
sec 24
sec 25
8:00-9:50
10:00-11:50
1:00-2:50
8:00-9:50
3:00-4:50
Tu
Tu
Tu
Th
Tu
CH 327 Diawara
CH 327 Manasani
CH 327 Naini
CH 327 Naini
CH 327 Gouru
Lab Book: Chem 101 Laboratory Manual, WIU, 1st edition by Pearson
Experiments: Each student is expected to successfully complete all 10
experiments.
Lab Reports: Laboratory reports will consists of 3 parts: Pre-Lab Questions (5
pts), experiment’s report sheets and post-lab questions (15 pts).
Pre-lab Questions: The questions preceding each experiment are to be
answered before coming to lab and submitted to the instructor at the beginning of
each lab period.
Report sheets and Post-lab Questions: The report sheets, which include
experimental data and calculations as well as answers to the post-lab questions,
should be submitted in the beginning of the next lab period. All questions should
be answered unless otherwise indicated by your instructor.
Attendance: Each student is expected to attend and complete each scheduled
laboratory. Excused absences will be allowed due to illness and certain other
mitigating circumstances. In such cases, it is the student’s responsibility to
contact the instructor and make arrangements to make-up the missed lab.
Additionally, it is the student’s responsibility to ensure that the instructor is
informed of his or her presence, so that he or she will not be marked absent from
the assigned laboratory.
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Schedule of experiments
Week of / 2012
Expt. #
Experiment Title
January 16th
No labs
Check –in and Safety Rules
January 23rd
January 30th
1
Density and Specific Gravity
February 6th
2
Separation of the components of a Mixture
February 13th
3
Empirical Formulas of Compounds
February 20th
4
Chemical Reactions and Equations
February 27th
5
Chemicals in Everyday Life
March 5th
6
Behavior of Gases: Molar Mass of a Vapor
Spring Break – No labs
March 12th
March 19th
6
Soluble and Insoluble Salts
March 26th
7
Analysis of Alum
April 2nd
8
Reaction Rates and Equilibrium
April 9th
9
Acid-Base Titration
April 16th
10
Acid-Base Titration
April 23rd
Check Out/Make up Day
Each lab is worth 20 pts. Lab Book: Chem 101 Laboratory Manual, 1st
edition by Prentice Hall/Pearson
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