PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
REED COLLEGE
Chemistry 316
Spring, 1998
| LECTURE: | 10:30 - 11:50 a.m. | Tuesdays, Room C301 |
| INSTRUCTOR: | Dr. Dan Gerrity | Office: C316 |
| OFFICE HOURS: | 2 - 3 p.m. Mon. 1 - 2 p.m. Tues. 3 - 4 p.m. Wed. 10 - 11 p.m. Fri. |
TEXTS: (Recommended; copies are on reserve in the library)
"Introduction to Molecular Spectroscopy", Gordon M. Barrow.
"Spectra of Diatomic Molecules", Vol. 1 of "Molecular
Spectra and Molecular Structure",
G. Herzberg.
"Experiments in Physical Chemistry", 6th Ed., Shoemaker, Garland, and Nibler.
"Spectra of Atoms and Molecules", Peter Bernath.
GRADING:
Your grade in this course will be determined by your performance on: a comprehensive
final (33%), and the quality of your lab work and reports (67%).
A deduction of 5% per weekday (maximum of 25% deduction) will be assessed
on all lab books handed in late without a valid medical excuse.
In this course you will complete the following experiments:
1. Analysis of the Rotational-Vibrational Spectrum of Gaseous HCI and DCI. ( ~ 5 weeks)
2. Determination of Molecular Parameters from the Visible Absorption and Time-Resolved Laser Induced Fluorescence Spectra of I2 Gas. ( ~ 3 weeks)
3. NMR Determination of the Rotational Barrier in N,N-dimethylacetamide. ( ~ 1 week)
4. Determination of the Lattice Parameters of a Cubic Solid by X-Ray
Powder Diffraction.
( ~ 2 weeks)
This course will also include a brief introduction to group theory, emphasizing its applications in spectroscopy. ( ~ 3 weeks)
A bound laboratory notebook is required (spiral notebooks will not be accepted! See "Laboratory Notebook Format" handout for more details).
Updated 1/27/98
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