MCL Experiments by Category

Physical Separations

  • How much fat is in your chips?
  • Gas Chromatography
  • Thin Layer Chromatography ChemKit

 Kinetics

  • Clock Reaction
  • Sugar Yeast Reaction

 Physical Measurements

  • Conductivity ChemKit
  • Density
  • Freezing Point Depression
  • Gas Laws I and II
  • Like Dissolves Like

 Acid Base Chemistry

  • Acids, Bases, and Indicators
  • Analysis of Drain Cleaners
  • Endpoint Determination by Conductivity
  • How Effective is Your Antacid?
  • Ka of a Weak acid
  • Red Cabbage Lab
  • Titration of Milk of Magnesia
  • What Makes a Solution Buffered?

 Electrochemistry

  • Electrochemical Cells: Galvanic Cells
  • Electrolysis of Water
  • How much Vitamin C is in? ChemKit

 Environmental Chemistry

  • Acid Rain
  • Nuclear
  • Water Analysis using Hach Kits - ChemKit

 Spectroscopy

  • Determination of an Equilibrium Constant by UVVIS
  • IR Spectra of Esters
  • UVVIS Spectra of Caffeine in Soft Drinks
  • UVVIS Spectra of Sunscreens
  • VIS Spectra of Commercial Dyes

 Formulas & Moles

  • Determination of an Atomic Mass
  • Equilibrium: Le Chatelier's Principle
  • Limiting Reagent Lab - Baking Soda & Vinegar
  • Solubility of Ionic Solids I & II - ChemKit
  • Stoichiometry - ChemKit
  • Synthesis of Esters

ChemKit labs may also be directly accessed.


 
Chemistry Outreach Program
Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
voice: 540.231.7575, fax: 540.231.3255, email: long@vt.edu

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