CHM4130L FAll 2007 INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS LABORATORY Instructor: Dr. Yong Cai Office: CP-315 Phone: 348-6210 E-mail: [email protected] Scheduled Class Time: Tuesdays 08:00-11:50 AM CP395 Section 01 Office Hrs: 02:00-03:00 PM (Tuesday) Course Description: This course is designed for professionally oriented students in the majors’ program in chemistry; its aim is to develop competence in areas of chemical analysis using modern instrumentation. These topics include both training in the laboratory, and additional expertise interpreting and communicating the data from these experiments to a panel of reviewers. Your assignments for this course include 7 hands-on experiments with a formal report and a research paper. You are also required to give an oral presentation based on the research paper. The research paper will be submitted to the instructor at the time of the presentation. Grading: There will be 15 points for each of the seven experiments, 30 points for the research paper and oral presentation, and 15 points for instructor’s evaluation of your laboratory performance. Lab grades are calculated as follows: Your grade will depend on: a) your results and b) how well they are presented in your final formal laboratory report. Multiple factors such as accuracy of your determination, neatness and completeness of your written report and a strong indication of your understanding of the experiment will contribute towards your grade. In addition, part of your grade (up to 3 points) will be based on how well you answer inquires about the experimental protocol you are using and how well you understand the fundaments of the analytical technique. I might do this at anytime during the lab session to evaluate your up-front preparation for the lab. Nevertheless, if you need to ask questions please do so, I am not grading that! Your preparation and participation of the experiments, and complying with the laboratory rules will contribute to the instructor evaluation.1LABORATORY PROCEDURE A necessary prerequisite for adequate performance in the laboratory is your preparation prior to the laboratory period. Students must be well acquainted with the instructions for the experiment to be carried out. You only have 4 hours to complete the experiments! Therefore, make sure you have read the procedures and the instrument operating instructions before coming to class. Also come to class with an outline of exactly how you intend to prepare your standard solutions and run your experiments. Be prepared, have a lined-up plan, do not procrastinate! The lab schedule is included in this manual (see page 7) so you can plan accordingly. If you are unable to attend a scheduled laboratory period due to a University valid excuse, the instructor should be notified immediately, before the lab period starts, so that suitable alternative arrangements can be made. Please keep in mind that lab make up is normally not allowed because of the Instruments and lab space limitations. All students will work in pairs on a given experiment during each laboratory. It is extremely important to be as efficient as possible during each and every lab period. Some experiments are carried out in two lab periods (4hrs x 2). In general you will finish all preparations for the experiment during the first period (prepare stock solutions, sample solutions etc.), and conduct the instrumental analysis during the second period. Please come to class on time. In many cases, the experiments will take the entire 4 hours allocated! Your partner will not be allowed to work alone so be responsible with his/her time. Your will not be allowed to work if you come to the laboratory 30 min late. All experimental data will be recorded, as it is obtained, on a formal bound lab notebook (8.5 X 11). Upon completion of the day’s lab work, the instructor will validate your work by placing his/her initials in your lab-book even if the experiment has not been completed. The original data sheets (or a photocopy) must be included in your formal report and will be part of your grade. SAFETY Remember: "SAFETY IS ALWAYS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY" Should any problem arise inform the instructor immediately. Do not put yourself in danger. If you think something is unsafe STOP and consult the instructor before continuing.2 IMPORTANT RULES 1. Please remember that we share the lab with two or more classes and therefore do not leave anything out after the lab session is finished at 6:20 pm. Place your unknowns and standard solutions vials in beakers and lock them in your drawers. Any unattended or unlabeled container will be properly disposed without asking. 2. Always return all chemicals to the CHM4130L cabinet immediately after use. 3. Keep your work area always clean, in particular when working with instruments or in the balance room. Your lab-book will not be validated until your work area is clean. Point deductions will be taken off your experiment grade if this conduct is persistent. 4. Do not leave standard solutions in volumetric flasks. Once you are done with the preparation, transfer the solution to a labeled vial for storage. Include the Group number and other important information in the labels; a lot of people may be doing the same experiment at the same time. Rinse the volumetric flasks thoroughly before returning them to the cabinet. 5. Yes, you must have a lab notebook and you must write everything in black or blue ink (no pencils). When correcting something do not white-out, scratch the error with a single line and write the correction above or below. 6. Remember to record the unknown sample number for each experiment. 7. Always wear a lab coat and safety glasses and please, no sandals! 8. Read the operating instructions for every instrument before you use it. If you have any questions about anything stop and ask! 9. Be aware of the due dates for each experiment (you will be penalized for late submissions), If you can’t make it for any reason notify the instructor in advance, not after the fact. 10. Working in groups requires an even share of the responsibilities so do not drag your feet, talk to your partner. If problems arise don't wait until it's too late, talk to the instructor about it. 11. PLAGIARIZE (play-jâ-riz) v. to take and use another person’s ideas, writings or inventions as one’s own. Note that plagiarism is illegal, unethical, and you can be expelled from the