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*Lab* Syllabus	Fall 2008
Topic	Dates
Basic Chemistry & Lab Safety (Review)
Class Introduction	8/9-10
Nomenclature, Polyatomic Ions, Moles, %Composition, Empirical/Molecular Formulas Lab Safety, Lab Safety Quiz	8/13-17
Reaction Stoichiometry Determination of the formula* of a copper chloride hydrate through analysis of water % and stoichiometric reaction with aluminum* *AP Recommended Lab #1 & #2*	8/20-24
Solutions
Preparing and analyzing solutions, Solution Stoichiometry. Standardization of NaOH(aq) using KHP *AP Recommended Lab #6* Analysis of amount of acetyl salicylic acid in aspirin by titration with sodium hydroxide *AP Recommended Lab #7* Analysis of concentration of a cupric sulfate solution: Beer’s Law *AP Recommended Lab #17*	8/27-8/31
Using ICE tables in problem solving. Determination of phosphorus in plant food *AP Recommended Lab #16* *Basic Skills/Solutions Quiz*	9/4-7
Ionic Reactions
Electrolytes, Types of Reactions, Precipitation reactions, Solubility rules Determination of mole ratio of carbonates and HCl in neutralization reactions *AP Recommended Lab #9*	9/10-14
Reactions Practice Separation of cations and anions by selective precipitation *AP Recommended Lab #14* Identification of unknown by chemical properties *AP Recommended Lab #14*	9/17-21
Redox reactions
Calculating oxidation numbers, Oxidizing and reducing agents, recognizing redox reactions Analysis of bleach by oxidation-reduction titration. *AP Recommended Lab #8*	9/24-28
Balancing redox reactions: Half-reaction method, electron balance method Determination of vitamin C by iodometric titration *AP Recommended Lab #8* *Ionic Reactions/Redox Quiz*	10/1-5
Gas Laws
Kinetic-Molecular Theory, Pressure, Super-combined gas law (AKA: ABC gas law), Ideal gas law and its variants Determination of molar volume of carbon dioxide – using dry ice & balloons *AP Recommended Lab #5*	10/8-12
Graham and Daltons Law, Non-ideal gases Determination of mass, mole, volume, and pressure relationships in the electrolysis of water *AP Recommended Lab #9*	10/15-18
Thermochemistry
Calorimetry, Heat of Reaction, Hess’s Law Determination of heat of solution of NaOH and KI. *AP Recommended Lab #13* Gas Laws/Thermochemistry Quiz	10/24-26
Chemical Kinetics
Reaction Rates, Measuring Rates, Rate Laws, First Order & Other Reactions, Determining reaction order graphically Decomposition of hydrogen peroxide (graphical method) *AP Recommended Lab #12*	10/29-11/2
Determining reaction order from initial rates, Temperature Effects Determination of the rate of a reaction and order for the acid catalyzed iodination of acetone (initial rates method) *AP Recommended Lab #12*	11/5-9
Catalysis, Reaction Mechanism Determining the Kinetics of the reaction of food coloring with hypochlorite *AP Recommended Lab #17* *Chemical Kinetics Quiz*	11/12-16
Chemical Equilibrium
Model of equilibrium, Le CHâtelier’s Principle Chemistry Day	11/19-20
Equilibrium Expressions, Equilibrium Calculations, ICE Tables Spectrophotometric determination of the equilibrium constant for the reaction of Fe³⁺ and SCN^- ions. *AP Recommended Lab #10*	11/26-30
Common Ion Effect *Equilibrium Quiz*	12/3-7
Flex Time – Review for Exam Critical Thinking Labs	12/10-13
1^st Semester Exam	12/14

AP Chemistry Class and Lab Syllabus	Spring 2008
Topic	Dates
Acid Base Equilibria
Acid Base Review (Arrhenius, Brønsted-Lowry, Lewis Theory, pH Scale), Critical Thinking Labs	1/3-4
Molecular structure and acid/base strength, Equilibrium of weak acids/bases, Titration Curves Determining ionization constants for a weak acid from titration curves *AP Recommended Lab #10* Determination of the best indicator vs. pH of end-point of titration *AP Recommended Lab #11*	1/7-11
Polyprotic acids, Buffer solutions, Complex Ions Preparation of a buffer solution and analysis of their properties (pH, buffering capacity, optimal concentrations, …) *AP Recommended Lab #19* Synthesis of several transition metal complexes with a variety of ligands, analysis of relative ligand bonding strength through competitive complexation reactions and complex color. *AP Recommended Lab #15*	1/14-18
Solubility Equilibria
Solubility product constant, Molar solubility, Common-ion effect, Effect of pH Determination of solubility product constant for silver acetate *AP Recommended Lab #10*	1/22-25
Completeness of Precipitation, Selective precipitation *Acid Base/Solubility Equilibria Quiz*	1/28-2/1
Thermodynamics
Spontaneous Change, Entropy, Free Energy Change, Temperature dependence	2/4-8
Free Energy Change and Equilibrium Measuring the spontaneity of a reaction	2/11-14
Electrochemistry
Half-reaction/redox review, Voltaic cells, Standard electrode potentials, Electrode potential, Spontaneity, Electrolysis Preparation and measuring voltages of electrochemical cells, determination of equilibrium constants, ΔG *AP Recommended Lab #21*	2/18-22
Equilibrium, Effects of concentration Electroplating of various metals (copper, zinc, …) *AP Recommended Lab #21* *Thermodynamics/Electrochemistry Quiz*	2/25-29
Atomic and Molecular Structure
Development of atomic theory, Atomic Structure and Bohr’s Model, Electronic Configuration, Periodic Trends, Chemical Bonds and Bonding, Molecular Structure Determining the identity of unknown by chromatography *AP Recommended Lab #18*	3/3-7
VSPER, Hybridization, Resonance Identification of unknown (using electrochemical series and other properties *AP Recommended Lab #20*	3/10-14
Intermolecuclar Forces and Colligative Properties
Review of Intermolecular Forces, Vapor Pressure, Phase Changes, Solubility of gases, liquids, and solids, Determination of molar mass of a volatile liquid (2-propanol, ethanol, ethyl acetate, …) by measuring vapor density – Dumas method *AP Recommended Lab #4*	3/17-19
Colligative properties Determination of freezing point of pure lauric acid – cooling curve analysis *AP Recommended Lab* #4 Determination of freezing point of benzoinc acid/lauric acid mixture and calculation of molar mass of benzoic acid *AP Recommended Lab #4* *Structure and Bonding/IMFs and Colligative Properties Quiz*	3/31-4/4
Organic Nomenclature
Naming and drawing structures for alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, rings, aromatics, functional groups, Identifying and writing isomers, Review of bonding, resonance, and hybridization. Synthesis, purification and analysis of an ester *AP Recommended Lab #22*	4/7-11
Special Topics
Nuclear Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry *Organic Chemistry/Special Topics Half-Quiz*	4/14-17
AP Exam Preperation
Format, Strategies, Practice, Review	4/21-25
2^nd Semester Exam	4/28–5/2
Review Semester Exam, Review for AP Exam	5/5-9
Saturday Review for AP Exam	5/10
AP Chem Exam	5/13

Caveat: This is a tentative syllabus – dates, labs, and subject matter are all subject to change.