Chemistry 113

Spring 2013

Section 005

INSTRUCTOR: Ms. Luciana Aronne

OFFICE: 34 Hammermill Phone: 898-6401 email: lxa9@psu.edu

OFFICE HOURS: M 10-12, T 10-12, Th 10-12 and by appointment

REQUIRED: Carbon Copy Laboratory Notebook (100 page), Safety Glasses, Flashdrive

COURSE OUTLINE: Download the experiments as pdf files, the week before the lab.

Week of	Experiment	Download	Pts.
January 14	Check-in, Laboratory Safety and Laboratory Report
January 21	Qualitative Analysis - Periodic Table	1
January 28	Qualitative Analysis (Continued - Unknown)		40
February 4	Introduction to Beer's Law (Part I)  Formal Lab Report	2
February 11	Excel Tutorial (Computer Center)
February 18	Introduction to Beer's Law (Part II)		40
February 25	Chemical Kinetics Formal Lab Report Due	3	40
March 4	No Lab (Spring Break)     No Lab (Study Week)
March 11	Using Spectrophotometry to Determine Equilibrium Constants	4	40
March 18	No Lab (Study Week)
March 25	The Effect of Added Acid and Base on the pH of Buffer Solutions	5	40
April 1	Neutralization Curves	6	40
April 8	Determining a Solubility Product Constant	7	40
April 15	Oxidation-Reduction Reactions	8	40
April 22	Introduction to Electrochemistry and Effects of Concentration on Electrode Potentials (Nernst Equation) and Check-out	9	40

Data for each laboratory experiment is recorded in special laboratory notebooks which automatically makes copies.  All data is collected in ink.  Do not erase any errors made in data collection; just line through once and rewrite.  Each page must include the following:

1. Experiment number.
2. Full title of experiment.
3. Date on which page was written on.
4. Student name.
5. Any partner(s) names (just on data pages).
6. "Chem 113, Section #" in the space provided.

Charts and graphs must have your name, date and experiment number printed (by the program) in the upper, righthand corner.

LAB REPORTS:

Most laboratory reports (except for charts and graphs) will be handwritten, legibly, in your laboratory notebook.  Each section must be clearly labeled with the proper heading.    The laboratory report consists of:

Pre-Lab

The original copy of this part of the notebook will be submitted at the beginning of each lab period.  This preparation for lab comprises one-fourth of your laboratory grade for that experiment.

During the lab, describe what you do (especially any deviations from the procedure in the handout), make observations and record data (well organized) in:

Data and Observations

These pages will be initialed by the instructor and turned in before you leave.

The final part of the report consists of:

Data Treatment and Discussion

Conclusion

This will be turned in at the start of the next laboratory period after completing the lab.

One of the experiments (noted in the course outline above) will require a formal, typed lab report.  The formal, typed lab report will contain the following:

Purpose
Introduction
Data and Calculations
Discussion
Conclusion

The prelab assignment for these experiments will still be turned in at the start of the laboratory class.  The formal written lab report will be due the week after the experiment is performed in the laboratory.

All lab reports will be graded on neatness, organization of material, proper calculations (including significant figures and sample calculations), proper graphing, and quality of results.

LAB COURTESY:

Fifteen (15) points of your total grade is based on lab courtesy; considering such things as safety awareness, lab technique, behavior in the laboratory, showing up to lab on time and handing in labs on time.

CHEM 113 POLICIES:

1. Students must wear goggles in the laboratory at all times. Each time the instructor must remind a student to keep their goggles on, 5 points will be deducted from the lab courtesy total. When courtesy points have been used up, 5 points will be deducted from the lab report grade.

2. Be on time for lab. Constant tardiness will not be tolerated and will result in points deducted from the lab courtesy grade.

3. If you work with a partner on a particular experiment, you must still write up your own report (not a photocopy). Failure to do so will result in a grade of zero for that lab report.

4. Each day your lab report is late, 3 points will be deducted.

5. If you miss a laboratory class, you must have a University approved excuse. You are also required to show documentation to your instructor supporting your excuse. Failure to do either one of these will result in your not being able to make up the missed laboratory experiment.

6. Chem 111 is a prerequisite for this course. You cannot take this course unless you have credit for successfully completing Chem 111. You will be administratively dropped from this course if you have not completed these prerequisites unless you can demonstrate that you have taken a suitable substitute for the official prerequisites.

7. Instructors are asked (Senate rule 49-20) to provide a statement at the beginning of a course to "clarify the application of academic integrity to that course." The Senate Rule includes the following:

Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarizing, fabrication of information or citation, facilitating acts of academic dishonesty by others, having unauthorized possession of examinations, submitting work of another person or work previously used without informing the instructor, or tampering with the work of other students.

Read Senate rule 49-20: www.psu.edu/ufs/policies/47-00.html#49-20 and Behrend academic integrity guidelines:http://demo2.bd.psu.edu/faculty/academics/integrity.htm.

Any violation of academic integrity will receive academic and possibly disciplinary sanctions, including the possible awarding of an XF grade which is recorded on the transcript and states that failure of the course was due to an act of academic dishonesty. All acts of academic dishonesty are recorded so repeat offenders can be sanctioned accordingly.

GRADES:

Pre-Lab	90
Post-Lab	270
Lab Courtesy	15
Total	375

A	100 - 93%	C+	77 - 79%
A–	90 - 92%	C	70 - 76%
B+	87 - 89%	D	60 - 69%
B	83 - 86%	F	0 - 59%
B–	80 - 82%