CHEM 114: chemistry ii (chem majors), laboratory

This is the second half of a two-semester course sequence designed to lay a firm foundation for more advanced chemistry and other science courses. Not only will you apply all the crafts you mastered and all the skills you acquired from CHEM 113, but you will also utilize new analytical techniques and instrumentation. In CHEM 114, the primary focus of the laboratory exercises is no longer solely the manipulation of laboratory equipment and data collection. Instead, an emphasis is placed on obtaining accurate data, data analysis, and a broad-based understanding of the implications of the experimental results. In CHEM 114, you will learn new topics beyond the scope of CHEM 105 and 106, such as UV-Vis spectrophotometry and the synthesis of nanomaterials. 

With almost two semesters of general chemistry completed, you will be adequately prepared to execute a nanomaterials research project. The results of this project will be reported formally in a scientific paper. Writing the research paper project will require you to combine general chemical knowledge, laboratory skills, analytical thinking, and creativity into a scholarly narrative. By the end of the course, you will participate in a mock peer-review process. Herein, you will develop skills to read critically scholarly articles published in scientific journals.

• Concurrent enrollment or an ABC grade in CHEM 106 is required to proceed with CHEM 114.

• An ABC grade in CHEM 113 is required to proceed with CHEM 114.

• CHEM 114 can be substituted for CHEM 112.

  • In other words, non-Chemistry majors can take CHEM 114 for CHEM 112 credits.

• CHEM 114-56B Summer Term B 2025

• Experiment 11 | Colligative properties: molar mass of an unknown organic compound

• Worksheet 13 | Important lab skills 2: graphing, chemical nomenclature, & significant figures

• Experiment 14 | Coffee cup calorimetry: specific heat of an unknown metal

• Experiment 15 | Thermodynamics of neutralization: heat flow in a chemical reaction

• Experiment 16 | UV–vis spectroscopy and chemical kinetics: discoloration of crystal violet

• Experiment 17 |  Surface plasmon resonance of precious metals: green synthesis and optical properties of silver and gold nanoparticles

• Experiment 18 | Le Châtelier’s principle: relieving equilibrium stress since 1884!

• Experiment 19 |  Titrimetric analysis: how much acetic acid is in white vinegar?

• Experiment 20 | Electrochemistry: Elsa, do you want to build a battery?

• Exercise 21 | Organic molecules: a sneak peek at the chemistry of carbon

• Exercise 22 | Crystal packin' mama: unit cells of metals

• Exercise 24 | Chemistry courtroom showdown: an overview of the peer review process

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