Chemistry 222

Spring 2011

 

Announcements: (5/3/11): Here is the Test 4 + Final Preview Sheet.  We will start this test at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, May 9. You will have three hours to work on the exam. You may bring a one-page cheat sheet to the exam.

 

Syllabus: .html and .pdf formats;    Revised Course Schedule (3/21/11)

Homework and Tests:

      Problem Set 1 (due 1/31/11):     Assignment     Key

      Problem Set 2 (due 2/7/11):     Assignment     Key

      Problem Set 3 (due 2/14/11):     Assignment     Key

      Test 1 (2/17/11):     Key     Scores     Grades

      Problem Set 4 (due 2/25/11):     Assignment     Key

      Problem Set 5 (due 3/7/11):     Assignment     Key

      Test 2 (3/10/11):     Key     Scores     Midterm Grades

      Problem Set 6 (due 3/23/11):     Assignment     Key

      Problem Set 7 (due 3/28/11):     Assignment     Key

      Problem Set 8 (due 4/5/11):     Assignment     Key

      Test 3 (4/7/11):     Key     Scores     Grades After 3 Tests       

      Problem Set 9 (due 4/15/11):     Assignment     Key

      Problem Set 10 (due 4/29/11):     Assignment     Key

Lecture Handouts and Selected Slides:

Chapter 0:

     What is Analytical Chemistry? (1/24/11)

Chapter 27:

     Example Problem (1/28/11)

Chapters 3 and 4:

     Accurate, but Imprecise, Data (1/31/11)

     Data Showing Random Error (1/31/11)

     Chapter 4 Example Problems (2/2/11)

     Confidence Intervals (2/2/11)

     Reducing Noise by Replicate Measurements (2/2/11)

     Exploring the Case-1 t-Test (2/7/11)

     Calibration Curves (2/9/11)

Chapter 18:

     Standard Addition Example (2/18/11)

     Absorption Handout (2/21/11)

     Impact of Scattered and Stray Light (2/28/11)

Chapter 20:

     How a Hollow Cathode Lamp Works (2/28/11)

     Ultraviolet Absorption Spectrum of O2 (3/4/11)

Chapter 8:

     More Accurate FeSCN2+ Calculation (3/9/11)

     Using Activities to Calculate Solubilities (3/11/11)

     Numerical Solution of a Cubic Equation (3/23/11)

Chapter 9:

     Chapter 9 Review Problems (3/24/11)

     Systematic Treatment of a Monobasic Species (3/24/11)

     Solution to Acetic Acid/Acetate Buffer Calculation (3/24/11)

Chapter 10:

     Rob Rossi's Lecture Notes for 3/28/11

     Rob Rossi's Lecture Notes for 3/30/11

     Rob Rossi's Lecture Notes for 3/31/11: Hydrogen Carbonate and Polyprotic Buffers/Alpha Plots

     Amphiprotic Species Solver (3/31/11)

     Solutions of the Hydrogen Carbonate Problem (3/31/11)

     Rob Rossi's Lecture Notes for 4/1/11

     Alpha Plot Calculator (4/1/11)

Chapter 11:

     Titration Curves (4/8/11)

Chapters 23-25:

     Extraction Calculations (4/13/11)

     Extracting a Weak Base out of an Organic Matrix (4/15/11)  

     Incompletely Resolved Peaks (4/21/11)

     Historic Distillation Column (4/25/11)

     Chromatography Simulator (see how the number of theoretical plates affects resolution) (4/25/11)  

     Two Factors Affecting Resolution in Chromatography (4/25/11)

     Temperature and Solvent Programming (4/27/11)

Laboratory Handouts and Other Information:

     Experiment 1: Gravimetric Analysis of Fe

     Experiment 2: Spectrophotometric Analysis of Fe

     Experiment 3: Determination of Lead in Soil by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy:     Mielke American Scientist paper     Mielke Chemical and Engineering News article     Sampling Details

     Experiment 4: Acid/Base Titration and Gran Plot

     Experiment 5: Analysis of Whiskey by Gas Chromatography

 

Old Announcements:

(2/11/11): Here is the Test 1 Preview Sheet. Remember that Test 1 will be on Thursday, February 17, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., in Olin-Rice 350.

(3/7/11): Here is the Test 2 Preview Sheet. Remember that Test 2 will be on Thursday, March 10, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., in Olin-Rice 350.  Please e-mail me if you wish to set up an appointment to talk before the exam.

(4/4/11): Here is the Test 3 Preview Sheet.  We will start this test at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 7. You will have three hours to work on the exam.

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Last modified 5/3/2011