CHM 108
General Chemistry Practical II
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Course Description
At the end of this course, the students should be able to:
1. identify the general laboratory rules and safety procedures;
2. collect scientific data and correctly carrying out Chemical experiments;
3. identify the basic glassware and equipment in the laboratory;
4. identify and carry out preliminary tests which includes ignition, boiling point, melting
point, test on known and unknown organic compounds;
5. perform solubility tests on known and unknown organic compounds;
6. conduct elemental tests on known and unknown compounds; and
7. conduct functional group/confirmatory test on known and unknown compounds which
could be acidic / basic / neutral organic compounds.
Course Outline
Continuation of CHM 107. Additional laboratory experiments to include functional group
analysis, quantitative analysis using volumetric methods.