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Course5.31014 lectures

Laboratory Chemistry

Dr. John J. Dolhun and Dr. Sarah Hewett · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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About

This course introduces experimental chemistry for students who are not majoring in chemistry. The course covers principles and applications of chemical laboratory techniques, including preparation and analysis of chemical materials, measurement of pH, gas and liquid chromatography, visible-ultraviolet spectrophotometry, infrared spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, polarimetry, X-ray diffraction, kinetics, data analysis, and organic synthesis.

Acknowledgements

Dr. Dolhun and Dr. Hewett would like to acknowledge the contributions of past instructors over the years to the development of this course and its materials.

WARNING NOTICE

The experiments described in these materials are potentially hazardous and require a high level of safety training, special facilities and equipment, and supervision by appropriate individuals. You bear the sole responsibility, liability, and risk for the implementation of such safety procedures and measures. MIT shall have no responsibility, liability, or risk for the content or implementation of any of the material presented.

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Lectures

Video Lectures

  1. Lecture 1: Introductory Lecture to 5.310 51 min · Video
  2. Lecture 2: The Ferrocene Lecture 51 min · Video
  3. Lecture 3: Writing Up the Lab Report 46 min · Video
  4. Lecture 4: What's Significant in Laboratory Measurement? Error Analysis Lecture Video
  5. Lecture 5: Ellen Swallow Richards, Part 1 51 min · Video
  6. Lecture 6: Ellen Swallow Richards, Part 2 51 min · Video
  7. Lecture 7: Ellen Swallow Richards, Part 3 47 min · Video
  8. Lecture 8: Essential Oils, Part 1 40 min · Video
  9. Lecture 9: Essential Oils, Part 2 47 min · Video
  10. Lecture 10: Fischer Esterification 51 min · Video
  11. Lecture 11: Catalase, Part 1 45 min · Video
  12. Lecture 12: Catalase Acid Part 2 35 min · Video
  13. Lecture 14: Mass Spectroscopy Esterification, Part 2 51 min · Video
  14. Lecture 15: NMR Spectroscopy Esterification Lecture, Part 3 55 min · Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department
Chemistry
Taught by
Dr. John J. Dolhun, Dr. Sarah Hewett
Term
Fall 2019
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Chemistry
Source
MIT OpenCourseWare
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as MIT OpenCourseWare states it. Non-commercial use only. MIT OpenCourseWare's terms
Attribution
Dr. John J. Dolhun, Dr. Sarah Hewett. Laboratory Chemistry. Fall 2019. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu/. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.
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