Chem 31 Laboratory Instructional Videos

• These videos are intended for viewing prior to attending the laboratory.
• Your TA may include lab quiz questions from the videos.
• Once you activate a link below, there may be a minute or more delay in the loading of the video before it starts. You may see the bar below the video increase then stop. Hit the "play" button to start.

• Select a lab experiment to watch:
  • Introduction to the lab room
  • Experiment 1: Determination of acid content in a food product
  • Experiment 2: Chemical reactions of copper – video coming soon; extra points to any student who makes one for us first.
  • Experiment 3: Gas law determination of molecular weight
  • Experiment 4: Heat capacity and heat of neutralization
  • Experiment 5: Heat of formation of magnesium oxide
  • Experiment 6: Flame emission of metals
  • Experiment 7: Qualitative analysis
  • Experiment 8: Molecular models – something you grasp in your hands; no video, sorry
  • Experiment 9: Evaporation and intermolecular forces – video coming soon; extra points to any student who makes one for us first.

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