Syllabus
Chemistry 101 Laboratory
General Chemistry I (Gen Ed/Natural Sciences)
Summer 2012
Associate Professor: Dr. Gilles Kouassi, Office: CH 519c; Ph: 298-1727; Fax: 298-2180
Email: gkk100@wiu.edu; Web address: http://www.wiu.edu/chemistry/faculty/
Laboratories: Coordinated by Prof. Gilles Kouassi and taught by the following graduate
teaching assistant: Fatoumata Diawara
Chem 101
Currens 131
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 consist 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
Check –in and Safety Rules
June 5th
June 6 th
1
Density and Specific Gravity
June7 th
2
Separation of the components of a Mixture
June 12th
3
Empirical Formulas of Compounds
June13th
4
Chemical Reactions and Equations
June 14 th
5
Chemicals in Everyday Life
June 19 th
6
Behavior of Gases: Molar Mass of a Vapor
June 20 th
6
Soluble and Insoluble Salts
March 21th
7
Analysis of Alum
June 25 th
8
Reaction Rates and Equilibrium
June 26 th
9
Acid-Base Titration
June 27th
10
Acid-Base Titration/ Check out
Each lab is worth 20 pts. Lab Book: Chem 101 Laboratory Manual, 1st edition
by Prentice Hall/Pearson
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