If you teach physical chemistry, you will find numerous Vernier labs and products that can fit nicely into your curriculum.
Topics and Techniques
The following information lists common experiments performed in Physical Chemistry labs and the relevant technology.
| Experiment | Sensors and Equipment |
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| The properties of gases | |
| Thermochemistry |
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| Chemical Equilibrium and Equilibrium Electrochemistry |
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| Chemical Kinetics | |
| Spectroscopy |
Experiments from Vernier Lab Books
These are several experiments from our lab books that can be used in physical chemistry labs, illustrating some of the techniques mentioned above.
- Advanced Chemistry with Vernier (CHEM-A)
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- Experiment 9: Determining the Mole Ratios in a Chemical Reaction
- Experiment 13: Determining the Enthalpy of a Chemical Reaction
- Experiment 20: Electrochemistry: Voltaic Cells
- Experiment 24: Determining Ka by the Half-Titration of a Weak Acid
- Experiment 25: The Rate and Order of a Chemical Reaction
- Experiment 26: The Enthalpy of Neutralization of Phosphoric Acid
- Experiment 30: Exploring the Properties of Gases
- Experiment 34: Vapor Pressure and Heat of Vaporization
- Experiment 35: Rate Determination and Activation Energy
- Organic Chemistry with Vernier (CHEM-O)
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- Experiment 8: Investigating Gas Chromatography
- Experiment 10: Understanding Intermolecular Forces Using a Gas Chromatograph: Enthalpy of Vaporization
- Experiment 11: Investigating Thermodynamic Relationships of Substituted Hydrocarbons
- Experiment 15: Observing the Reaction Kinetics of Sucrose with Polarimetry
Free Experiment Downloads for Platinum Cell Conductivity
Free Experiment Downloads for Mini GC Plus
Free Experiment Downloads for UV-VIS Spectrophotometer
Free Experiment Downloads for Fluorescence/UV-VIS Spectrophotometer
- Experiment 1: Absorbance and Fluorescence Characterization of Quinine
- Experiment 2: A Guided Inquiry Approach to Understanding Fluorescence Spectroscopy