The major objective of this laboratory is to provide an opportunity ot refine laboratory skills and become better problem solvers by performing physical chemistry experiments that require a synthesis of information. The information to be synthesized may bave been previously learned, may be new information learned in the accomplanying lecture course, or it may be new information that the student must acquire by other means.

The following experiments will be performed during the semester:

1. pK of an indicator.
2. Gas law experiment using the maximum differential error analysis.
3. Kinetics experiment.
4. Binary phase diagram experiment.
5. Internal energy experiment.

In addition, each student will give an oral presentation explaining the theory, apparatus and results of a classical physical chemistry experiment. A partial list of possible experiments is:

1. Joule-Thompson coefficient
2. Virial coefficients
3. Ramsey-Young experiment
4. Viscosity experiment
5. Limiting density experiment
6. Colligative property experiment
7. Determination of a physical constant

The laboratory manual by Svec and Peterson and the book by White are good resources. These will be presented around mid-semester. Specific experiments should be chosen and submitted to the instructor by the first of October.

Grading:     Experiments 85%,   Presentation 15%