CHEM-115 Chemistry and Society Laboratory

After successful completion of this laboratory, students will have an understanding of the metric system, basic laboratory measurements and instruments. Students will investigate methods of chemical analysis using samples of common household substances. Students will analyze Safety Data Sheets (SDS), labels, and claims from a consumer’s point of view and from environmental, health, industrial, and technological perspectives.

Credits

Prerequisite

Pre- or corequisite: CHEM-105

Hours Weekly

3 hours lab weekly

Course Objectives

1. Learn scientific procedures and attitudes from lab work.
2. Observe all safety regulations in the lab.
3. Relate chemical principles to familiar objects and substances.
4. Use laboratory instruments and tools.
5. Identify the metric units used to measure length mass and volume.
6. Discuss the importance of recycling.
7. Describe and perform a separation technology.
8. Determine water hardness.
9. Describe the term polymer and synthesize a common polymer.
10. Synthesize several well-known medicinal compounds.
11. Visualize molecular structures using molecular models.
12. Interpret labels of common household substances.
13. Describe qualitative and quantitative observations in lab.

Course Objectives

1. Learn scientific procedures and attitudes from lab work.
2. Observe all safety regulations in the lab.
3. Relate chemical principles to familiar objects and substances.
4. Use laboratory instruments and tools.
5. Identify the metric units used to measure length mass and volume.
6. Discuss the importance of recycling.
7. Describe and perform a separation technology.
8. Determine water hardness.
9. Describe the term polymer and synthesize a common polymer.
10. Synthesize several well-known medicinal compounds.
11. Visualize molecular structures using molecular models.
12. Interpret labels of common household substances.
13. Describe qualitative and quantitative observations in lab.