APPROVED
COURSE OUTLINE
CHM 1025L INTRODUCTORY
CHEMISTRY LAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . ___3__
Prefix
Number Course
Title Cr.Hrs.
A. Course
Description:
Corequisite:
CHM 1025. This introductory chemistry lab course provides includes experiments
involving mass, volume, the nature of substances, density, solubility,
graphing, dimensional analysis, empirical formaulas,
titration, reactions, gas laws, and solutions. types of
reaction, weighings, and solutions. One three-hour laboratory weekly47Forty-seven contact hours.
B. Major
Learning Outcomes:
1. The student will develop an
understandingapply of basic laboratory techniques and
procedures.
2. The student will understand
be able to describe basic
laboratory safety procedures and will follow all
laboratory rules during experimental work.
3. The student will acquire
understanding ofbe
able to describe the physical and chemical properties
of commonly used elements, compounds and mixtures.
4. The student will be able to make
precision measurements and evaluation
evaluate of
experimental data through selected quantitative laboratory experiments.
5. The student will be able to make
careful observations, reporting, and interpreting of experimental results
through selected qualitative laboratories.
C. Course
Objectives Stated in Performance Terms:
1. The student will develop an
understanding ofbe
able to apply basic laboratory techniques and
procedures by:.
The student will he able to:
a. Cutcutting, bending,
and firepolishing glass tubing and glass rods.
b. Properly properly operateing the Bunsen burner.
c. Ooperateing platform and single pan balances.
2. The student will understand
be able to describe basic
laboratory safety procedures and will follow all
laboratory rules during experimental work by:.
The student will be able to:
a. Follow following basic laboratory safety
rules as set forth by the instructor.
b. Locate locating laboratory
safety and first aid equipment.
3. The student will
describe the physical and chemical
properties of commonly used elements, compounds and mixtures by:.
The student will be able to:
a. Distinguish
distinguishing between physical and
chemical properties of substances.
b. Determine determining
physical properties such as density, melting point,boiling point,
volume, or mass.
c. Make making specific
and accurate observations of materials and reactions as to color, odor, energy
changes, gas evolution, or precipitation.
d. Recognize recognizing
evidence of chemical changes.
4. The student will make precision measurements
and evaluation evaluateof experimental data through selected
quantitative laboratory experiments by:
The student will be able to:
a. Use using a
meter stick to measure length of any object in cm, mm, and meters.
b. Read reading centigrade thermometers and
converting to Kelvin and Fahrenheit.
c. Read reading the volume contained in any
graduated cylinder in ml and liters.
d. Use using a
laboratory balance to determine the mass of any object in grams, mg, and kg.
e. Read reading the volume of a liquid in a
burettes to within 0.05 ml.
5. The student will make careful observations,
reporting, and interpreting of experimental results through selected
qualitative laboratories by:.
The student will be able to:
a. Interpret interpreting evidence of solubility
and miscibility.
b. Collect collecting a precipitate by
filtration.
c. Predict predicting the formation of
precipitates based on principles of solubility.
d. Make making accurate
observations of state, color, and odor of elements,compounds, and mixtures.
e. Distinguish
distinguishing between elements,
compounds, and mixtures.
f. Test testing for the presence of oxygen and
describe describing
the chemical and physical properties of oxygen.
g. Plot plotting experimental data correctly
using graph paper.
h. Make evaluating
the evidence of chemical change occurring in a reaction.
i. Determine determining
the relative activities of two metals in a single replacement
reaction.
j. Arrange arranging a
group of metals from most active to least based upon observations of a series
of single replacement reactions.
k. Determine determining
the empirical formula of a compound.
l. Determine determining
the end point in a titration experiment, and calculate calculating concentration of solute in
an unknown sample.
D. Criteria
Performance Standard:
Upon successful completion of the course the student will,
with a minimum of 70% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated
objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course
instructors.
Revised
8/84
Revised
7/85
DBT
2/86
Effective
Session I, 19861-87
SCN
change
Effective
Session I, 19871-88
DBT
Effective
Session I, 19891-90
C&I
Effective Session 19992