CHEM 312

Welcome to Thermodynamics...

Spring 2022

Fall 2020

Syllabus

Fall 2017

Homework

HW List (Fall 2019)

Laboratory

Lab 1: Intro/Nova

Reports on NOVA Topics

Lab 2: Temperature (week 2)

1) Intro to Vernier data collection devices (if needed)

2) Thermal Imaging Cameras (project)

3) Glassblowing, part 1 of 2

4) Thermometers/Temp Measuring devices

5) Determination of Absolute Zero (P vs T --> extrapolate to P=0)

Lab 3: Temperature (week 3)

1) Glassblowing, part 2 of 2

How Its Made: Thermometer

2) Thermal Imaging Presentations

3) Sous Vide Cooking (eggs/meat)

PID Controller build

PID Controllers

PID Controller Activity

Lab 4: Heat Capacity (week 4)

Molar Heat Capacity plots in Igor

Sous Vide cooking

Calibrate thermometer

Adiabatic irreversible expansion Lab...data collection, with Intro to Igor

Lab 5: (week 5)

1) Data analysis using Igor (analyze Adiabatic expansion data)

2) Demo Parr "Pressure Reactor".

3) Peltier Experiment

Intro view

Tech sheet on TEC1-12706

Data Collection

- Voltage vs Temperature (1AA, 2AA, 3AA)

- Temperature vs Voltage (hot and cold objects using water bath)

Data Analysis

- Rate of heat separation (initial rates)

- Determination of temperature offset vs temperature differential

4) Soft drinks

Lab 6: Balloons/heat capacity/demos/calorimetry and more (week 6)

1) Pressure vs. Volume of a non-fixed wall system (ie. a balloon)

2) Heat Capacity as a function of T.

3) Demonstrations

Thermal expansion coefficient/Cloud in a bottle

Paintball gun thermodynamics

4) Building better solution calorimeter

ThinkerCAD/3D printing

Lab 8: Solution Calorimetry (week 8)

Acid-base neutralization rxn (NaOH/KOH) + HCl -->

Calc using heats for formation

Verify Hess' Law

Drierite is a dessicant

CaSO₄ + indicator (cobalt(II) chloride - blue-anhydrous or pink-hydrated)

Lab 11: (week 11)

Compressor Lab (under development)