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Physical Chemistry I laboratory · Undergraduate · Chemistry
Learning objectives from the Physical Chemistry I laboratory syllabus, grouped by unit. Click an objective for study materials.
Learning objectives
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Thermochemistry labs
- Calorimetry for heat capacity or reaction enthalpies — Calorimetry for heat capacity or reaction enthalpies
- Hess-cycle verification labs — Hess-cycle verification labs
- Treat heat loss systematically — Treat heat loss systematically
- Compare to tabulated thermodynamic data — Compare to tabulated thermodynamic data
- Report enthalpy changes with uncertainty — Report enthalpy changes with uncertainty
Equilibrium and electrochemistry data
- Determine K or cell potential from measurements — Determine K or cell potential from measurements
- Temperature dependence plots (intro) — Temperature dependence plots (intro)
- Nernst equation checks — Nernst equation checks
- Propagate error in derived quantities — Propagate error in derived quantities
- Connect results to Physical Chemistry I thermo — Connect results to Physical Chemistry I thermo
Physical property measurements
- Vapor pressure or colligative property labs — Vapor pressure or colligative property labs
- Viscosity or surface tension teaching labs — Viscosity or surface tension teaching labs
- Density work at physical-chemistry precision — Density work at physical-chemistry precision
- Instrument calibration checks — Instrument calibration checks
- Discuss model assumptions explicitly — Discuss model assumptions explicitly
Physical chemistry error analysis
- Fits and residual plots — Fits and residual plots
- Distinguish random vs systematic error — Distinguish random vs systematic error
- Write reproducible methods sections — Write reproducible methods sections
- Optional computational comparison — Optional computational comparison
- Formal physical chemistry lab reports — Formal physical chemistry lab reports
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