General Chemistry Laboratory

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

General Chemistry Courses

Course Contents

The scope of the course is to make applications of General Chemistry I in the laboratory

Weekly Schedule

1) Recognition of the chemistry laboratory, working rules in the laboratory, safety rules in the laboratory, laboratory materials that should be found in the chemistry laboratory and their use, safety signs on the packaging of chemical substances and their meanings.
2) Laboratory accidents, poisoning and protection, promotion and cleaning of glassware.
3) a) Solution preparation (% by Mass, Vol. %, Molarity, Dilution, Normality, Molality) b) Buffer solution preparation
4) Gravimetric analysis a) Conservation of mass (calculating the amount of crystal water in Bluestone, finding the formula unit of the compound); b) Quantitative analysis experiment (finding the percentage of components in the KClO3 + NaCl mixture) c) Determination of Molecular Mass of a Volatile Liquid ?
5) Volumetric analysis a) Determination of acetic acid in vinegar b) Determination of hardness in water c) Determination of acetylsalicylic acid in aspirin
6) Ideal Gases a) Finding the molecular mass of a volatile gas; b) Emission of gases
7) Midterm
8) a) Determination of dissolution and neutralization heats; b) Colligative properties (Freezing point depression)
9) Finding the ionization constant of weak electrolytes
10) Factors affecting the reaction rate
11) Qualitative Analysis; Anion/Cation analysis
12) Soap synthesis
13) a) Finding Fe3+ by spectroscopic method b) Taking IR spectra of some substances and identification of functional groups.
14) Investigation of complex formation: Investigation of the component of [Ni(en)n]2+ complex by Job method
15) Making compensatory experiments.
16) Final exam

Recommended or Required Reading

1- Soydan, A. Bahattin; Koza, Güneş; Tan, Nükhet; Tunca, Ümit; “Genel Kimya Laboratuar Kitabı”, İstanbul, 1999.
2- Yılmaz, Mustafa; Karataş, İbrahim; “Genel Kimya Laboratuarı”, Mimoza Yayınları, Konya, 2002.
3- Kartal, Mehmet, “GENEL KİMYA LABORATUVAR DENEYLERİ”, Pegem Akademi, 2022, Ankara.
4- Kocabaş, sefa, Doğan , Zekerriya; "Genel Kimya Laboratuvarı", Nobel, 2012, Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Group Study
6) Brain Storming
7) Lab / Workshop
8) Self Study
9) Problem Solving
10) Project Based Learning

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade	70%
Number Percentage Semester Studies Midterm Examination 1 30% Laboratory 1 70%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	30%
Total	100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required