CHE376 20 Physical Chemistry Special Degree Practical  

Wednesday: Time 09.00 a.m. to 04.00 p.m. Venue: GL3 Laboratory 

Method of assessment: End of year practical examination

15 Experiments

Brief syllabus:

     1.     Determination of molecular weight of polymer by viscosity measurements.

     2.     Determination of the thermodynamic parameters for a solid/solution equilibrium.

     3.     Potentiometric titration of calcium and copper ions in a mixture with EDTA.

     4.     Kinetics study of degradation of methylene blue with TiO2 photosentizer.

     5.     Thermodynamic titration for the determination of a trace amount of acid in an organic sample.

     6.     Determination of the dissociation constant of a weak acid using pH measurements.

     7.     Determination of the rate constant for the hydrolysis of benzene diazoniun chloride. 

     8.     Determination of the concentration of sodium thiosulphate using coulometry. 

     9.     Constant current coulometric titration of hydrochloric acid.