CHEM 312
Welcome to Thermodynamics...
Syllabus
Homework
Laboratory
Lab 1: Intro/Nova
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
2) Thermal Imaging Presentations
3) Sous Vide Cooking (eggs/meat)
- PID Controller build
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
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 7: Fall Break (week 7)
Lab 8: Solution Calorimetry (week 8)
Acid-base neutralization rxn (NaOH/KOH) + HCl -->
Calc using heats for formation
Verify Hess' Law
CaSO4 + indicator (cobalt(II) chloride - blue-anhydrous or pink-hydrated)
Lab 9: Bomb Calorimetry (week 9)
Lab 10: (week 10)
Lab 11: (week 11)
Compressor Lab (under development)