Fundamentals of Chemistry I

Laboratory Manual

Department of Chemistry
East Los Angeles College
 Table of Contents

Topics Page
Math Review 1-4
Density Measurement 5-8
Chemical Reactions 9 - 13
Compounds in Solution 14 - 17
Determining the Reaction Yield 18 - 19
The Shape of Molecules 20 - 22
Flame Test 23 - 28
Charles Law 29 - 33
Titration 34 - 37
Organic Compounds and Isomers 38 - 41
Enzyme Specificity 42 - 44
Hydrolysis of Sucrose 45 - 46
Lipid 47 - 49
Protein 50 - 58
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Math Review

Part A: Solve each of the following expressions for x.

1. 2x – 25 = 8

2. 3x = 4y + 8 (if y = 2)

3. 8x + 5y – z = 0 (if y = 4 and z = -1)

4. H = W Q x

5. Y = (T + 8)
x

6. x + 6 = 23FG

7. C2D5x = T3K
E4R Y

Part B: Express each of the following in standard numerical form.

1. 7.2 x 103 5. 2.6 x 101

2. 9.35 x 10–4 6. 4.852 x 102

3. 8.3 x 10–2 7. 8.57 x 10–1

Part C: Express each of the following in scientific notation.

1. 87,000 5. 2547

2. 0.00035 6. 0.0053

3. 280 7. 0.013254

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Part D: Complete the following calculations. Include units on your answers. Report your answer to
1 decimal place.

1. (100 m) 6. (8.1 kg)

(26 s) (0.45 cm x 0.55 cm)

2. (5.1 m) (4.5 m) 7. 0.45 mm x 0.28 mm x 0.85 mm

3. (58 g) 8. (75 kg) (5.0 m)

(4 L) (2.5 s) (6.0 s)

4. (34 cm) (21 cm) (8 cm) 9. 26000 J

125 g
5. 12500 J
(106 g) ( 4C)
10. 1.35 mol
3.55 L

Part E Simplify the following expressions.

1. (4f + 13g) (2w)

4. 5 (5y – 4y)
10

2. 100 x 5 x 11
(18)(2) 5. 4d (6d) (0.25d)

3. 6a x 5b2
3a3 6. (2a – 3b)(3b)/ 3cx

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Part F: Write the number of significant figures in the blank preceding the number.

1. __________ 23 9. __________ 14.380

2. __________ 1.498 10. __________ 307

3. __________ 248.3 11. __________ 1.40082

4. __________ 107 cars 12. __________ 0.00058900

5. __________ 0.238 13. __________ 4500

6. __________ 8.0335 14. __________ 350,000

7. __________ 0.05587 15. __________ 180.00

8. __________ 14.809 16. __________ 3.50

Part G: Compute the following. Use significant figures.

1. (6.02 x 1023) (8.65 x 104) 7. (5.4 x 104) (2.2 x 107)

4.5 x 105

2. (6.02 x 1023) (9.63 x 10–2) 8. (6.02 x 1023) (–1.42 x 10–15)

6.54 x 10–6

3. 5.6 x 10–18 9. (6.02 x 1023) (–5.11 x 10–27)

8.9 x 108 –8.23 x 105

4. (–4.12 x 10–4) (7.33 x 1012) 10. (3.1 x 1014) (4.4 x 10–12)

–6.6 x 10–14

5. 1.0 x 10–12
4.2 x 10–6

6. (–3.2 x 10–5) (–8.6 x 10–9)

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Part H
Below are some conversion factors used in the SI System, and which we will use in this class.

kilo- = 1000 centi- = 1/100 milli- = 1/1000 Other

Conversions
1 kg = 1000 g 1000 mg = 1 g 1 mL = 1 cm3
1 km = 1000 m 100 cm = 1 m 1000 mm = 1 m 1 L = 1 dm3
1000 mL = 1 L 1 cm = 10 mm

Solve each of the following problems. Show the correct set-up and always use units.

1. Determine the number of mm in 2400 m.

2. Determine the number of m in 6300 mm.

3. Determine the number of mm in 14.3 cm.

4. How many seconds are in 6.3 years?

5. Convert 3245 cm3 to liters.

6. A metallurgist is making an alloy that consists of 543 g of chromium (Cr) and 4.5 kg of iron (Fe).
Find the total mass of the mixture in kg.

7. How many mL of water (H2O) will it take to fill a 2.0 L bottle that already contains 1.25 L of H2O?

8. The density of lead (Pb) is 11.34 g/cm3. Find the density of Pb in kg/dm3.

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Density Measurement

Purpose: Learn how to make density measurements.

Procedure:

Part A. Density of Deionized Water

1. Measure the mass of a 150 mL beaker on a balance.

2. In a 250 mL beaker, fill it about half full with deionized water.
3. Transfer about 9 mL of deionized water from the 250 mL beaker to a 10 mL graduated cylinder
and record the actual volume.
4. Transfer all the deionized water from the 10 mL graduated cylinder to the measured 150 mL
beaker, re-weigh, and record the total mass. This is your first trial.
5. Without discarding the deionized water from the 150 mL beaker, more deionized water will
be added by repeating steps 3-4. This is your second trial.

Part B. Density of Unknown Liquid

1. Measure the mass of a 150 mL beaker on a balance.

2. Choose an unknown liquid and record its unknown number and/or letter, and transfer about
10 mL of the unknown liquid into a 50 mL graduated cylinder and record the actual volume.
3. Transfer all the unknown liquid from the 50 mL graduated cylinder to the measured 150 mL
beaker, re-weigh, and record the total mass. This is your first trial.
4. Without discarding the unknown liquid from the 150 mL beaker, more of the same unknown
liquid will be added by repeating steps 2-3. This is your second trial.
5. Discard the unknown liquid down the sink.

Part C. Density of Unknown Metal

1. Choose an unknown metal cylinder and record its unknown number and/or letter.
2. Measure the mass of the unknown metal cylinder on a balance.
3. In a 50 mL graduated cylinder, fill it about half full with deionized water and record its volume.
This is the initial volume.
4. Slightly tilt the 50 mL graduated cylinder and slowly slide the unknown metal cylinder into the
50 mL graduated cylinder.
5. Record the new volume of deionized water in the 50 mL graduated cylinder. This is the final
volume. This is also your first trial.
6. Using another unknown metal cylinder from the same unknown container, repeat steps 1-5
for your second trial.

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Report:

Part A. Density of Deionized Water

Trial 1 Trial 2

Mass of beaker ________________ ________________

Mass of beaker + water ________________ ________________

Mass of water ________________ ________________

Volume of water ________________ ________________

Density of water ________________ ________________

Show calculation for the density of water:

Average density of water _________________

Was the density of water the same in the two trials? If not, what could have caused the difference?

Between the two trials, which density value is correct?

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Part B. Density of Unknown Liquid

Unknown number and/or letter ________________

Trial 1 Trial 2

Mass of beaker ________________ ________________

Mass of beaker + unknown liquid ________________ ________________

Mass of unknown liquid ________________ ________________

Volume of unknown liquid ________________ ________________

Density of unknown liquid ________________ ________________

Show calculation for the density of unknown liquid:

Average density of unknown liquid _________________

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Part C. Density of Unknown Metal Cylinder

Unknown number and/or letter ________________

Trial 1 Trial 2

Mass of unknown metal cylinder ________________ ________________

Initial volume of water ________________ ________________

Final volume of water ________________ ________________

Volume of unknown metal cylinder ________________ ________________

(by water displacement)

Density of unknown metal cylinder ________________ ________________

Show calculation for the density of unknown metal cylinder:

Average density of unknown metal cylinder _________________

Identity of unknown metal cylinder _________________

Select from the following:
Aluminum, Density = 2.70 g/cm3
Iron, Density = 7.87 g/cm3
Copper, Density = 8.96 g/cm3

From the experiment, was your unknown metal cylinder’s average density value lower, higher, or the
same as one of the given values? If not the same as the given values, explain what could have caused
your density value to be lower or higher?

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Chemical Reactions

Purpose: Perform qualitative observations of chemical changes.

Procedure:

1. Reactions with oxygen: Synthesis or combination reactions. Demonstration, in the

fume hood, by the instructor.

a. Metal + Oxygen à Metal oxide

a. The metal used is magnesium.
Reactants Products Observations

Write the balanced chemical equation

b. Non-metal + oxygen non-metal oxide

a. The non-metal used is sulfur

Reactants Products Observations

Write the balanced chemical equation

Obtain a spot plate from the stock room. Check for cleanliness.
The different reagents for each set of reactions are in tub stations located either in the fume
or along the perimeter of the laboratory. Do not change substances from one station to
another.

Liquids and solutions are placed in flip top containers or bottles with droppers. Do not take
off the top of the flip top containers, you can dispense dropwise each substance through the
top (flipped).
Add few drops for each reaction (enough to see the changes)
For reactions with a solid and a liquid add, add a piece of the solid and enough liquid to
cover it.

Perform each reaction in a different well of the plate.

When you finish, empty the reagents in the waste container located in the fume hood, wash
and dry the plate before you return it to the stock room.

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2. Single displacement reactions

a. Copper wire and silver nitrate solution.

b. Magnesium turnings and 0.1 M hydrochloric acid.
c. Copper wire and 0.1 M hydrochloric acid
a.
Reactants Products Observations

Write the balanced chemical equation

b.
Reactants Products Observations

Write the balanced chemical equation

c.
Reactants Products Observations

Write the balanced chemical equation, include phase labels

Organize the elements tested in order of increased reactivity

3. Double displacement reactions: Precipitations.

The following are all aqueous solutions.

a. Silver nitrate and ammonium carbonate

b. Iron (III) chloride and sodium hydroxide
c. Copper (II) nitrate and sodium phosphate
a.
Reactants Products Observations

Write the balanced chemical equation, include phase labels.

b.
Reactants Products Observations

Write the balanced chemical equation, include phase labels.

c.
Reactants Products Observations

Write the balanced chemical equation, include phase labels.

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4. Double Displacement reactions: Acid base neutralizations.

Add exactly six drops of the acid to each of the reactions and a small drop of
phenolphthalein indicator. Add sodium hydroxide base dropwise, with stirring, until
you see the solution turns pink and the pink color stays. Report the drops of base
required to neutralize each acid.

a. Nitric acid
b. Sulfuric acid
c. Phosphoric acid
a.
Reactants Products Drops required for
neutralization

Write the balanced chemical equation, include phase labels.

b.
Reactants Products Drops required for
neutralization

Write the balanced chemical equation, include phase labels.

c.
Reactants Products Drops required for
neutralization

Write the balanced chemical equation, include phase labels.

All the acid solutions have the same molar concentration. Why do they require different
amounts of the base for neutralization?

5. Decomposition reactions. Do these reactions in test tubes.

a. Hydrate: Add a few crystals of copper (II) sulfate pentahydrate to a test tube.
Hold the test tube with a test tube holder and use a Bunsen burner to heat the
sample until you observe a color change.

Reactants and color Products and color Observations

Write the balanced chemical equation, include phase labels

What is the liquid that condenses at the top of the test tube?

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b. Carbonate: Add a small amount of ammonium carbonate to a test tube. Heat

the test tube holding a moist piece of litmus paper, with tongs, in the mouth of
the test tube. Record the color of the litmus paper before and after the
reaction.

Reactants Products Color change of the pH paper

Write the balanced chemical equation, include phase labels

What substance caused the change in the litmus paper?

6. Exothermic and endothermic processes. Place two test tubes in a test tube rack
and add approximately three milliliters of water to each one.

a. Note the temperature of the water touching the test tube. Add the tip of the
spatula of potassium chloride. Touch the test tube again to detect the
temperature change.
There are arguments on whether dissolving ionic compounds in water is a
chemical or a physical change. In this lab, we will treat it as a chemical change.

Reactants Products Exothermic or endothermic?

Write the balanced chemical equation including the heat term

b. Note the temperature of the water touching the test tube. Add the tip of the
spatula of calcium chloride anhydrous and touch the test tube again to detect
the temperature change. Calcium chloride anhydrous is hazardous to the skin
and eyes.

Reactants Products Exothermic or endothermic?

Write the balanced chemical equation, including the heat term

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7. Double displacement, gas forming reaction:

a. Add approximately two milliliters of aqueous sodium carbonate to a test tube.

Hold the test tube, with a test tube holder, on top of the sink. Add hydrochloric
acid, dropwise, until you observe evolution of gas.

Reactants Products Observations

Write the double displacement reaction and balance it

Write the balanced chemical equation of the reaction that produces the gas observed

Write the overall, balanced, reaction including phase labels

Questions

1. Do all chemical reactions show, like the ones in this experiment, evidence of the
change that can be detected with our senses?

2. What is an activity series?

3. Is the reaction in a cold pack exothermic or endothermic?

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Compounds in Solution

Purpose: Study the property of ionic and molecular compounds

Procedure

1. Solubility of ionic compounds in water

Add approximately 4 milliliters of water to a test tube. Use its height to add the same amount
of water to two other test tubes.

Add the tip of the spatula of each of the solids to different test tubes. Add more or less the
same amount to each one. Mix the contents of the test tubes tapping the bottom of the test
tub with the thumb. Observe if it is soluble, insoluble or slightly soluble. Save the samples for
the conductivity test.

b. Ammonium chloride
c. Calcium sulfate
d. Calcium hydroxide

Formula of the compound Cation and anion Solubility in water

a)
b)
c)

2. Polarity of molecular compounds

a. Solubility in water, a polar substance. Add approximately 4 milliliters of

water to a test tube. Use its height to add the same amount of water to two
other test tubes.

Add sugar, the tip of the spatula, to one of the test tubes. Mix and observe if it
is soluble (polar) or insoluble (non-polar). Iodine reacts with metals, use a
wooden splint to transfer few crystals to the water in the second test tube. Use
a clip to make a hole in the vitamin E capsule and squish into the third test
tube. Save the test tube(s) with solutions (dissolved substances) for the
conductivity test.

a. Sucrose
b. Iodine
c. Vitamin E

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Compound Formula Polar or non-polar?
a)
b)
c)
Water

b. Solubility in hexane, a non-polar substance. Add approximately four

milliliters of hexane to a test tube. Use its height to add the same amount of
water to two other test tubes.

Add sugar, the tip of the spatula, to one of the test tubes and observe if it is
soluble (non-polar) or insoluble (polar) in hexane. Iodine reacts with metals,
use a wooden splint to transfer few crystals to the hexane in the second test
tube. Use a clip to make a hole in the vitamin E capsule and squish into the
third test tube.

a. Sucrose
b. Iodine
c. Vitamin E

Compound Formula Polar or non-polar?

a)
b)
c)
Hexane

3. Electrolyte solutions

Test the conductivity probe with the conductivity of deionized water.

Assess the conductivity of the solutions in part 1 experiment “Solubility of ionic
compounds in water”. Record relative brightness of the LED as +, ++ or +++.
Assess the conductivity of the sample(s) that dissolved in the experiment 2a “Solubility of
molecular compounds in water”

Compound Formula Relative brightness.

Electrolyte, weak electrolyte or
non-electrolyte.
Deionized water
Aqueous ammonium chloride
Aqueous calcium sulfate
Aqueous calcium hydroxide
Soluble molecular compound

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4. Solubility of carbon dioxide in water as a function of temperature

Add approximately 40 ml of carbonated water and two drops of bromothymol blue indicator
to a 250- milliliter beaker. Record the color of the solution. Bring to a boil on a hot plate, turn
it off and observe the color change. Bromothymol blue is yellow in acid solutions and blue in
neutral or basic solutions.

Acidic or basic?
Color of solution before boiling
Color of solution after boiling
Write the equation for the reaction responsible for the acidity of the carbonated water

What causes the change in acidity with increasing temperature?

5. Solubility of potassium permanganate in water as a function of

temperature.

Add approximately 25 milliliters of water to two 100-ml beaker. Heat it on a hot plate and
turn it off just before boiling.
Add few crystals of potassium permanganate to each beaker and record the intensity of color
at the times in the table as +, ++, +++ etc.

Time Permanganate dissolved in hot Permanganate dissolved in cold water

minutes water
0
5
10
What happens to the solubility of the permanganate in the cold water?

What happens to the solubility of permanganate in the hot water?

6. Precipitation of ions in solution.

Wash the spot plate from the previous experiment and add few drops of each of the ions
in solution.
a) Add few drops of ammonium carbonate and record the appearance of a precipitate. If
aprecipitate forms, write the net ionic equation.

Solution Precipitate NIE

KCl(aq)
BaCl2(aq)
SrCl2(aq)
CaCl2(aq)

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Questions:

1. Are your results in parts 2a and 2b consistent? i.e. Do they provide the same results?
Explain.

2. Are your results in parts 1 and 3 consistent? Explain.

3. In the flame test, different colors of light are emitted by different ions. What is the
source of the light emitted?

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Determination of a Reaction Yield

1. Obtain the masses, separately, of (2) 50 mL beakers.

2. Add between 0.75 and 1.00 g of the copper(II) chloride hydrate salt to each beaker.

3. Add enough 6M HCl to dissolve the solid. Each sample will require between 5-10 mL of acid.
Do not add more than 10 mL of HCl to each beaker. Be sure to continually swirl the mixture.

4. Perform a mass-to-mass conversion and calculate how many grams of magnesium metal are
required to react. Your instructor will guide you.

5. Multiply step 4 by 1.5. Obtain this new amount of magnesium twice. Do not combine the two
batches.

6. Slowly add one batch of magnesium to one of the beakers containing your mixture. Repeat
with the second mixture.

7. If there is any magnesium in the mixture that has not reacted, add an additional 1-2 mL of HCl.

8. When the reaction is done, decant (pour off) the liquid into a separate waste beaker.

9. Add 5 mL of deionized water to the copper residue, swirl, and decant into the waste beaker.

10. Dry the copper metal by placing its beaker on a hot plate.

11. Using thermal gloves, remove the beaker and set aside to cool. Determine the mass.

12. Discard all waste into the appropriate container.

Data Trial 1 Trial 2

Mass of 50 mL beaker __________________ __________________

Mass of copper salt __________________ __________________

Stoichiometric mass of Mg __________________ __________________

1.5 stoichiometric mass of Mg __________________ __________________

Mass of beaker containing

dried copper residue __________________ __________________

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Questions/Calculations. Show your work.

1. Write the balanced chemical equation for today’s reaction.

2. Which reactant was the limiting reagent? How do you know?

3. Based on your answer to question 2, determine the theoretical yield of copper for each trial.

4. Determine the actual yield of copper for each trial.

5. Determine the percent yield of copper. If two trials were performed, calculate the average
percent yield.

6. If the copper was still wet when massed, how would this affect your percent yield? Explain.

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The Shape of Molecules

Purpose: Determine polarity of molecules.

Check out a molecular model kit from the stock room. Check that the kit contains linear, trigonal
planar, tetrahedral, trigonal bipyramidal and octahedral electron geometries.

1. Complete the following table and build the model for each. Show the model to the instructor.

Species Lewis structure Electron geometry Molecular geometry

Valence Show angles Dipole moment
electrons (If any)
BeCl2 Cl Be Cl 180 0 Linear
16 µ=0

Cl Be Cl
Linear Cl Be Cl
non-polar
CO2

BCl3

NH3

H2O

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CH4

SF4

ICl3

PF5

SF6

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Questions:
1. Write the Lewis structure for ammonium ion. Determine electron and molecular geometries

2. Write three resonance structures for the nitrate ion. Determine electron and molecular
geometries.

3. What determines:

a) the electron geometry and

b) the molecular geometry of molecules or ions?

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Flame Test

Procedure:
1. Put on your approved safety goggles.
2. Add 10 drops of each 1 M solution to a different clean well in your well-plate:

3. Set up a Bunsen burner with a blue flame (showing an inner blue cone):

4. Obtain either a platinum wire or a nichrome wire. Clean the looped end of the wire by dipping it
into the 1 M HCl solution, remove and place the looped end of the wire into the hottest part of the
Bunsen burner flame (the tip of the inner blue cone) until the only color observable is the blue
color of the flame itself – this usually takes 3-5 seconds (no longer).
5. When the wire is clean, dip the looped end of the wire into the 1 M LiCl solution, remove and
place the looped end of the wire into the hottest part of the Bunsen burner flame (the tip of the
inner blue cone) for 3-5 seconds only. Observe and record (using colored pencils) any color
produced during this 3-5 second period. Clean the looped end of the wire by dipping it into the 1 M
HCl solution, remove and place the looped end of the wire into the hottest part of the Bunsen
burner flame (the tip of the inner blue cone) until the only color observable is the blue color of the
flame itself – this usually takes 3-5 seconds (no longer).

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6. Repeat step 5 for each new chemical solution in the well-plate.

7. Obtain one or two unknown solutions (1, 2) from the lab instructor. Add 10 drops of each unknown
1 M solution to a different clean well in your well-plate:

8. Repeat step 5 for each unknown solution. Unknown solution 1 and 2 will be the same chemical(s)
used elsewhere in the well-plate. Identify the unknown solution(s) by comparing the flame color(s)
to those already recorded earlier.
9. Repeat steps 4-8 using a hand-held spectroscope:

10. Use the spectroscope (which contains a diffraction grating) to observe the color of the flame for
each of the solutions and unknown(s) in the well-plate. Use colored pencils to record the
appearance of the flame for each solution as seen through the spectroscope.
11. Return all items used in this experiment and wash your work station and hands with soap and
water. Finally, remove your safety goggles.

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Results:
Use colored pencils to color in each well-plate below from steps 5-7.

Use colored pencils to represent your observation for each well through the spectroscope from steps 8-
10.
HCl

LiCl
NaCl
KCl

MgCl2
CaCl2

SrCl2

BaCl2
CuCl

CuCl2

Unknown 1
Unknown 2

Unknown 1 =

Unknown 2 =

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Discussion Questions:

The following questions relate to the three spectra (plural of spectrum) shown above:

1. Which (if any) of the three spectra shown resemble the observations you made using your hand-
held spectroscope?

2. How would you describe the three spectra shown? (Some online research may be required)

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The following questions relate to the spectrum above:

3. How would you describe the relationship between the wavelength of visible light and its
frequency?

4. How would you describe the appearance of the visible spectrum?

5. How would you describe the relationship between the color of visible light and its energy?

6. Suppose a wave of visible light of wavelength equal to 555 nm were traveling at a velocity of 55.5
cm/s past a point “A”. How long would it take for one wavelength of the light to travel past the
point “A”?

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7. How would your answer to question 6 change (if at all) if the wavelength of the light was
increased beyond 555 nm?

8. What is responsible for the observations made during this experiment?

Conclusions:
Identify the cause of the flame test observations made in this experiment and write a short conclusion
based on your observations and from any ideas introduced in the “Discussion Questions” above (1
paragraph).

Future questions:
What questions does do you have now you’ve finished this experiment? (ask at least 1 question)

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Charles’ Law

Purpose: The purpose of this experiment is to experimentally verify Charles’ Law.

Background: Jacques Charles was a French scientist who in 1787 observed that the volume of a gas is
directly proportional to its absolute (Kelvin) temperature when the pressure and the number of
moles of the gas are kept constant. Thus, the volume of a gas will increase when the temperature is
increased and the volume of a gas will decrease with a decrease in temperature. Mathematically, this
law can be expressed as :

Where V1 and V2 are the initial and final volumes of the gas at temperatures T1 and T2 respectively.
Please note that the temperature measurements have to be expressed in Kelvin. In this experiment,
you will verify Charles’ Law by measuring the volume of air at two different temperatures while
maintaining a constant pressure. Then you will compare the volume measured with the calculated
volume using Equation 1.

YouTube video: Click on the link below for the lab setup. This will give you an idea of how the lab is
carried out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M8GR6_zIps

Procedures
1. Checkout the rubber stopper and tubing assembly from the chemistry stockroom.
2. You also need a 125 mL Erlenmeyer flask, a 600 mL beaker ( a 400 mL beaker will also work),
hot plate (or Bunsen burner, ring stand and wire guaze), a plastic tray or pan and a utility
clamp.
3. First, dry the 125 mL Erlenmeyer flask by heating it on a Bunsen flame. Make sure that there
are no traces of moisture left in the flask.
4. Clamp the 125 mL flask to the beaker and add DI water to the beaker up to the neck of the
flask. (Figure 1)
5. Heat the flask by boiling the water inside the beaker.
6. While the water is boiling, fill the plastic tray with enough cool water to cover and submerge
the flask.
7. Measure the temperature of the boiling water and record it as T1 on your data table.
8. When the air in the flask has been heated for more than five minutes in the boiling water,
crimp the rubber tubing with a tubing clamp, hold the flask with your utility clamp and
immerse it in the tray of cool water.
9. Continue holding the flask under water and remove the tubing clamp from the rubber tubing.
At this point water will enter the flask as it cools down. Keep the flask under water as the
temperature of the flask equilibrates with the temperature of the cool water.
10. After five minutes, measure the temperature of water in the tray and record it on your data
table as T2.

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11. To make sure that the pressure of the flask is the same as the atmospheric pressure, raise or
lower the flask until the water levels in the flask and in the tray are equal. This will ensure that
the experiment is carried out at constant pressure.(Figure 2)
12. Now, close the tubing in the flask and take it out of the pan. Measure the volume of water in
the flask using the 50 mL graduated cylinder. Record the volume of water on your data table
as V H2O.
13. To measure the initial volume of air in the flask (V1). Fill the entire flask with DI water up to
the brim, insert the rubber stopper and tubing, then remove the stopper and tube, and
measure the water in the flask using a 250 mL graduated cylinder.
14. Measure the barometric pressure in the laboratory and record it on the data table.
15. Refer to Table 1, look up the vapor pressure of water at T2, and record it on your data table as
P water.
16. Dry the flask thoroughly and repeat the procedure a second time.
17. To complete the data table refer to the calculations section.

Figure 1. Heat flask in a boiling Figure 2. Adjust the water level in the flask to
water bath. match the level in the bath.

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Data Table:

Trial 1 Trial 2

Temperature of boiling water (T1)

Temperature of air after cooling on the water bath

(T2)

Initial volume of air in the flask at the temperature

of boiling water (V1)

Volume of water drawn into the flask (V H2O )

Volume of moist air (V2 wet) drawn into the flask

when cooling. V2 wet = V1 - V H2O
Volume of air collected at the cool temperature
after the vapor pressure correction in Equation 2.
(V2 measured)
Volume of air collected at the cool temperature
calculated using Charles’ Law (V2 calculated)

Atmospheric pressure in mmHg (P total)

Water vapor pressure (in mmHg) at temperature T2

(P water) (from Table I)

Percent error between V2 measured and V2

calculated

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Calculations:

a. The air collected in the flask at the lower temperature also contains water vapor. So we refer
to this volume as V2 wet. We can calculate V2 wet by subtracting the volume of water (V H2O)
drawn into the flask from the initial volume of air in the flask V1.

b. In order for us to calculate the volume of air collected at the cool temperature (V2 measured)
, we have to use a vapor pressure correction. This correction is done using the Daltons Law of
Partial Pressures. In Equation 2, we subtract the vapor pressure of water in the flask at the
cooler temperature to calculate the experimental value of V2 (V2 measured).

c. Using Charles’ Law calculate the theoretical value for V2 (V2 calculated) by substituting values
for V1, T1 and T2 in equation 1. Show your work below.

d. Calculate the Percent error in between your experimental and theoretical value for V2:

Show your work for calculating % error:

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Discussion questions:

1. Why do we need to clamp the rubber tube when we are transferring the flask from the boiling
water to the cool water? Explain how this will affect your results.

2. If a balloon holds 3.7 L of gas at 25 oC, what will be the volume of the balloon at 46 oC?
Assuming constant pressure. Show your work.

3. Discuss two sources of error in this experiment that might account for a high percentage error
between V2 measured and V2 calculated.

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 Titration

Part A.

Standardization of approx. a 0.1M NaOH solution.

1. Measure about 0.720 g of KHP (Potassium hydrogen phthalate

KHC8H4O4) on a weighing paper
2. Transfer the measured KHP to a 250 ml Erlenmeyer flask.
3. Measure 50 ml of deionized water using a graduated cylinder
and transfer the water to the flask containing the KHP.
4. Add three drops of Phenolphthalein indicator to the dissolved
KHP.
5. Condition the burette by rising it with 5- 15 ml of NaOH solution.
Discard this solution in the waste container.
6. Place the burette in the ring stand as shown in the figure below:

Fig 1. Burette on a ring stand.

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7. Fill the burette with the NaOH solution making sure that there
are no bubbles in the tip of the burette.
8. Record the initial volume of NaOH in the burette.
9. Place the Erlenmeyer flask under the burette (it is recommended
to place a piece of white paper under the Erlenmeyer flask. (See
picture below).

Figure 2. Set up for titration.

10. Titrate the KHP solution until the equivalence point is reached.
11 Record the volume of NaOH added to reach the equivalence
point.
12. Repeat the titration two more times, for a total of 3.
13. Before proceeding to the second part of the experiment
compute the average molarity of the NaOH solution and show the
calculations to your instructor.

Part 2. Concentration of acetic acid in vinegar.

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1. Transfer 4 – 5 ml of vinegar form the burette in the chemical
hood to
a 125 ml Erlenmeyer flask and dilute to a total volume of 50 ml
with deionized water.
2. Add 3 drops of phenolphthalein indicator.
3. Re-filled the burette with the standardized NaOH solution.
Record the initial volume.
4. Titrate the vinegar, with the NaOH solution, to the equivalence
point.
5. Repeat the process for a total of three times.
6. Compute the average molarity of the Acetic Acid in the vinegar
sample.

Data and results.

Standardization of NaOH.

Data Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3

Mass of KHP
Initial volume of
NaOH
Final volume of NaOH
Volume of NaOH
added to equivalence
point
Molarity of NaOH
Average molarity

Calculations:

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Dada and results.
Titration of Vinegar.

Data and results Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3

Initial volume of
NaOH
Final volume of NaOH
Volume of NaOH
added to the
equivalence point
Molarity of acetic acid
in vinegar
Average Molarity

Calculations.

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Enzyme Specificity
Are Sucrase and Lactase specific to Sucrose and
Lactose?

I: Experimental Procedure

1. Add 0.3 g of sucrose to three different test tubes. Make sure to remember to label them 1
to 3.

2. Add 5 mL of DI water to test tube number 1. Add 5 mL of sucrase to test tube 2. Add 5 mL
of lactase to test tube 3.

3. Add 0.3 g of lactose to three different test tubes. Make sure to remember to label them 4
to 6.

4. Add 5 mL of DI water to test tube number 4. Add 5 mL of sucrase to test tube 5. Add 5
mL of lactase to test tube 6.

5. Place all six test tubes in a hot water bath at 35-40 oC for 30 minutes, approximately
mimicking the temperature of your body. You can make a water bath by taking a large
400-600 mL beaker and fill it up to about ¾ full with tap water. Then place the beaker on
a hot plate and begin heating.

6. While your test tube samples are incubating in the hot water bath, take “pea size” sample
of glucose and mix it with 1 mL of water in an additional test tube. This step is going to
allow you to witness a positive test for glucose. After mixing the glucose and water, take a
glucose test strip and dip it in the glucose solution and wait 1 minute. Take the glucose
test strip out and wait a couple of minutes for the test result to develop. Once you witness
the color change of the test strip, note the color and concentration and record the results
in part II.

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7. Once the incubation of test tubes 1 through 6 is complete, turn off the hot plate and allow
the water bath to reach room temperature. Place a glucose test strip in each of the 6 test
tubes. Making sure to use a pencil to label each test strip 1 to 6 so that you can keep track
of the different test strips for each test tube. After placing the test strips in each test tube,
wait 1 minute, then take them out as before and allow a couple of minutes for the test to
develop and come to completion. Note the color and concentration of each test strip, and
record in part B.

II: Data

Test Tube Result (color) Concentration (µg/dL)

Glucose Positive Test

1 (sucrose+water)

2 (sucrose+sucrase)

3 (sucrose+lactase)

4(lactose+water)

5(lactose+sucrase)

6(lactose+lactase)

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III: Questions

1) When sucrose and lactose hydrolyze, what are the products of these reactions?

2) What result indicates that sucrose and lactase of gone through hydrolysis?

3) Under which conditions did you see hydrolysis of sucrose?

4) Under which conditions did you see hydrolysis of lactose?

5) Are enzymes specific? Explain your answer.

6) The units for the concentration of the glucose are µg/dL, convert these units into molarity
units, mol/L.

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Hydrolysis of Sucrose

Purpose: The purpose of this experiment is to hydrolyze sucrose into its monosaccharides and
confirm the hydrolysis by Benedict’s test.

Background:
Sucrose is a disaccharide composed of fructose and glucose. The bond between fructose and glucose
is an a (1,2)-glycosidic linkage. Since both the anomeric carbons of glucose and fructose are capped
due to the glycosidic linkage, sucrose gives a negative result when tested with Benedict’s solution.
Hydrolysis of sucrose converts it back to fructose and glucose. These being reducing sugars will yield a
positive test to Benedict’s solution. In this experiment we will carry out the hydrolysis of sucrose by
two methods. One using HCl solution, and the other using the enzyme sucrase. A positive test to
Bendict’s solution confirms that the hydrolysis is successful.

Benedict’s test: Benedict’s reagent is a mixture of copper (II) sulfate, sodium carbonate and sodium
citrate. A reducing agent will convert the Cu2+ in Benedict’s solution to a Cu2O precipitate and the
color of the solution changes from blue to orange-red. In some cases, reducing sugars also produce a
red, green or yellow precipitate, all of which are considered as positive reactions to Benedict’s
solution.

Procedures
1. Wash five small test tubes with soap and deionized water and set them on a test tube rack.
2. Label the test tubes 1 to 5.
3. In test tubes 1, 2 and 3 add about 0.3 g of sucrose.
4. Add 5 mL deionized water to test tube #1. Add 5 mL of 1M HCl solution to test tube #2, and
finally add 5 mL of aq. sucrase to test tube # 3.
5. Prepare a 250 mL beaker filled with deionized water heated to 37 oC.
6. Incubate these three test tubes for about 30 min on the 37 oC water bath. You may shake the
test tubes periodically. Check the temperature frequently and add some warm water to keep
the temperature constant.
7. Now, while the three test tubes are incubating, prepare test tube # 4 with 0.3 g of sucrose and
5 mL water. In test tube # 5 add 0.3 g of glucose and 5 mL water.
8. After the incubation is complete, neutralize the acid in test tube # 2 with 1 mL of 3 M NaOH.
You will need to check the pH of the solution using pH paper to confirm that the solution is no
longer acidic.
9. Perform the Benedict’s test on all five solutions by adding 5 mL of Benedict’s reagent into
each test tube and heating them on a hot water bath for about 5 mins.
10. Record your observations on your data table

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Data Table:

Test tube # ( sample) Benedict’s test observations Positive/ negative

1 (control)

2 ( sucrose + HCl)

3 (sucrose + sucrase)

4 (sucrose)

5 (glucose)

Discussion questions:

1. Which test tube gave a positive test to Benedict’s reagent? Explain.

2. Which test tube gave a negative test to Benedict’s reagent? Why?

3. Did you see the hydrolysis of sucrose under both conditions? Mention any noticeable
differences in your observations.

4. Lactose is another disaccharide which contains glucose and galactose. But it gives a positive
test to Benedict’s reagent without the need for hydrolysis. Explain why this is so.

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Date:_____________ Period:______

Lipid Worksheet
Lipids are fats including oils, waxes, steroids and cholesterol. Lipids are made from a
hydrocarbon monomer that links together to form a hydrocarbon chain.

Hydrocarbon Hydrocarbon Chain

Hydrocarbon chains vary in length and are nonpolar. Nonpolar molecules are
hydrophobic, meaning they do not interact or mix with water. The three most common
forms of lipids in the human body are triglycerides, phospholipids and cholesterol. Most
of the fats you consume are triglycerides. Your body breaks them down and then stores
the fats as new triglycerides.

Triglycerides are three fatty acids bonded to a glycerol. Fatty acids are a hydrocarbon
chain with a carboxyl group connecting it to the glycerol. Glycerol is a three carbon
alcohol. There are two types of fatty acids, saturated and unsaturated. Saturated fatty
acids are straight and are found mostly in animals. Unsaturated fatty acids are bent
because of a double bond and are found mostly in plants.

1) Looking at the fatty acid below, copy it into the two remaining rows.

Glycerol Fatty Acid

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2) Fatty acids are composed of a carboxyl group and ____________________________.

3) What are the four parts of a triglyceride? _____________ & 3 __________________

4) The human body stores fats as __________________________.

5) Label the following fatty acids as saturated or unsaturated.

____________________ _____________________

6) When a hydrocarbon chain is bent, it is called _______________________________.

Phospholipids are similar to triglycerides except that a phosphate group

replaces one of the fatty acids. The phosphate group is a polar molecule.
Polar molecules are hydrophilic and interact with water.
Phosphate Group
7) Fill in one phosphate group and the remaining fatty acid. Label all the parts.

Phosphate Group

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The common form of a phospholipid looks like a circle with two tails. Phospholipids are
polar on the phosphate group side and nonpolar on the fatty acid side. When one
phospholipid is next to another phospholipid, they line up with the heads on one side and
the tails on the other side. Two rows of phospholipids are called a lipid bilayer and they
make up the membranes of all cells.

Phosphate Group Head

Lipid Bilayer
Fatty Acid Tails

8) Below, label which parts are polar and nonpolar.

9) Where would you find the lipid bilayer in a cell? _____________________________

Cholesterol has a different shape in that it forms rings instead of hydrocarbon chains.
Cholesterol is found only in animals in: body tissues, cell membranes and blood. All
steroid hormones (testosterone, estrogen, and progesterone) are derived from cholesterol.

10) What lipid do animal cells have inside their cell membranes? __________________

11) What does hydrophobic mean? __________________________________________

12) What are steroid hormones made from? ___________________________________

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Protein

Procedure:
Part A
1. Put on your approved safety goggles.
2. Add enough egg-white to cover the bottom of a test tube (the exact amount does not matter).
3. Repeat step 2 for 5 other test tubes. You should now have egg-white in 6 separate test tubes:

4. The egg-white in each test tube will be subjected to a unique stress, including temperature and
chemical stresses. Label each test tube as shown below:

5. Do not add anything to the test tube labeled “Control”.

6. Do not add anything to the test tubes labeled “Low Temp” or “High Temp”. Instead, submerge the
bottom half of the test tube labeled “Low Temp” in an ice-bath (your instructor will show you
how to set up an ice-bath). Submerge the bottom half of the test tube labeled “High Temp” in a
beaker of water set to approximately 60 oC. A hot plate and a thermometer should be used to
maintain and monitor the beaker of water at 60 oC.
7. Add 10 drops of each 1 M solution to the test tubes labeled CH3CO2H, HCl, and NaOH,
respectively.

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Results:
Part A
Monitor the physical appearance of each test tube during a period of 10 min and record your
observations below. Leave the test tubes for another 30 min then record your final observations.

Observation
Time (min)
Control Low Temp High Temp CH3CO2H HCl NaOH

10

40

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Discussion Questions:
Part A

The following questions relate to the 3 structures representing a general a-amino acid at different pH
conditions (above):
1. In a solution at low pH, which structure (1, 2, or 3) would be adopted by a general a-amino acid?
Justify your answer.

2. For the reaction from 1 to 2, does the a-amino acid behave as an acid or a base? Justify your
answer.

3. For the reactions from 3 to 2 to 1, does the a-amino acid behave as an acid or a base? Justify your
answer.

4. What is the “isoelectric point”, and does the isoelectric point influence whether a general a-
amino acid adopts structure 1, 2, or 3? Explain your answer.

5. What is responsible for the observations made during this experiment on the egg-whites?

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Conclusions:
Part A
Write a short conclusion to explain your observations and incorporate any ideas introduced in the
“Discussion Questions” above (1 paragraph).

Procedure
Part B
1. Put on your approved safety goggles.
2. Weigh out approximately 3 grams of powdered milk into a 125 mL Erlenmeyer flask and add 10
mL of deionized water.
3. Place the Erlenmeyer flask on a hot plate and heat the powdered milk solution to approximately
45 oC (do not exceed 55 oC):

4. Having brought the temperature of the milk solution to approximately 45 oC add to it (dropwise)
acetic acid. Record any observations occurring. Use a glass stir rod to gently stir the mixture. Keep
adding (dropwise) acetic acid until you no longer observe any changes.

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5. Use a vacuum filtration apparatus to filter separate any solids (precipitate) from liquids
(supernatant). Your instructor will demonstrate this technique:

6. Research what the precipitate is, record its appearance and then discard as per your instructor’s
instructions. Retain the supernatant for the lactose and protein tests.
7. Add 100 mL of regular tap water to a 400 mL beaker and heat on a hot plate to approximately 60
o
C.
Lactose Test:
8. Add 3 mL of Benedict’s reagent to each of 3 test tubes:

9. Add 1 mL of deionized water to the test-tube labeled “Control”.

10. To the other two test-tubes add 0.1 g of lactose and 1 mL of the supernatant liquid (from step 5),
respectively.
11. Place all 3 test-tubes in the heated water bath and heat at approximately 60 oC for 5 min.
12. Observe and record any changes occurring during the 5 min heating period.

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Protein Test:
13. Add 1 mL of Bradford’s reagent to each of 3 test tubes:

14. Add 1 mL of deionized water to the test-tube labeled “Control”.

15. Add 10 drops of bovine serum albumin (BSA) and 1 mL of the supernatant liquid (from step 5) to
the remaining two test-tubes, respectively.
16. Allow these three test-tubes to sit at room temperature for 5 min.
17. Observe and record any changes occurring during this 5 min period.

Results
Part B
Observations following
addition of acetic acid to
milk solution:
Observation (Lactose Test)
Time (min)
Control Lactose Supernatant

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Observation (Protein Test)

0 Control BSA Supernatant

Discussion Questions:
Part B
1. What do Benedict’s and Bradford’s reagents test for, respectively?

2. How do Benedict’s and Bradford’s reagents work? Show chemical reactions for each test and
expected observations during operation.

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The following questions relate to the above structure:

3. What structure is represented?

4. What is the identity of each colored component?

5. What kinds of bonding are present?

6. What kinds of bonding are possible?

7. Rank the kinds of bonding given in your answer to question 4 above in order from strongest to
weakest.

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Conclusions:
Part B
Write a short conclusion to explain your observations and incorporate any ideas introduced in the
“Discussion Questions” above (1 paragraph).

Future questions:
What questions do you have now that you’ve finished this experiment? (ask at least 1 question about
Part A and at least 1 question about Part B)

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