CHM443A (Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory): Winter Semester 2015

Objective: This is a departmental compulsory practical course at M.Sc level in Inorganic Chemistry. This course gives a survey of the pertinent topics of modern inorganic chemistry through thoughtfully designed laboratory experiments.The course will cover around 12 experiments.

Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory [Credits: L-T-P-D-[C] 0-0-6-0 [4]] (4 Credit compulsory course)

Instructor: Dr. Ashis K. Patra (akpatra@iitk.ac.in, CL-201E, Ph#6780)

Lab Hours: 27 classes (Total 81 Hours)

T, W (14:00-17:00) New Core Lab

Grading Policy:

      1. Lab notebook +E-CUBE + Attendance: 50

      2. MSE Quiz: 10

      3. End-Semester Examination: 30

      4. End-Semester Quiz: 10

      • E-CUBE: End-of-Experiment Evaluation (Questions/MCQ/Quiz/Surprise Quiz/ One-to-One interactions etc.

Safety Policy:

No entry to the laboratory without proper personal protective gears like labcoates, safety glasses, fully covered shoes and conformity to general lab safety practices.

Texts:

1. Vogel – A Text Book of Qualitative Inorganic Analysis – Longman

2. Kolthoff & Sandell - Text Book of Qualitative Inorganic Analysis.

3. General Chemistry Experiments- Anil J. Elias, University Press