CHEM 112 - Laboratory

Unit(s): 1

A laboratory course designed to accompany General Chemistry I lecture. Emphasis is placed on experiments that illustrate the fundamental principles in Chemistry and engage students in cooperative data acquisition and analysis using the Science Writing Heuristic (SWH) instructional technique. Topics include accuracy/precision, qualitative and quantitative analyses, atomic spectroscopy, properties of gases and of solutions. Experiments are designed keeping ‘The 12 Green Chemistry Principles’ in mind to make the labs safer for human health and environment. Assessment based on laboratory technique, pre-lab and post-lab assignments, accuracy of analyses. One four-hour lab per week. Offered every semester and Summer.

Corequisite: CHEM-111; CHEM-186
College of Arts and Sciences