Laboratory Manual for GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
Jim Carroll
Roger Hoburg
Dana Richter-Egger
August 2006
University of Nebraska at Omaha
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................................... i
Chem1184 SYLLABUS............................................................................................................................... ii
Preliminary Operations ............................................................................................................................. iv
UNO CHEMISTRY LABORATORY SAFETY RULES, PRACTICES, AND POLICIES ...................... vi
Lab Drawer Map ....................................................................................................................................... vii
Interpolation 1 • Laboratory Notebook.................................................................................. 1
Interpolation 2 • Observation of Properties .......................................................................... 5
Project A • Observations on Solids ............................................................................................................ 7
Interpolation 3 • Numerical Uncertainty ............................................................................ 11
Project B • Properties of an Aqueous Sample......................................................................................... 15
Project C • Properties of a Liquid Substance.......................................................................................... 23
Project D • Inorganic Forms of Copper ................................................................................................... 29
Project E • Analysis of Lead in Soil......................................................................................................... 35
Project F • Molecular