Physchem experiments

Daniellekerr

Is there mandatory experiments in physchem?

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Daniellekerr wrote: »

Is there mandatory experiments in physchem?

Yes and no. On the syllabus they're not actually listed but you're expected to know them from coming across them during your study. I'll give you a list of them. Some are only demonstrations but all could come up on the paper.

Mechanics
1. Measurement of velocity and acceleration
2. To show that acceleration is proportional to force
3. Verification of the principle of conservation of momentum
4. Measurement of g by free fall
5. Verification of Boyles Law

Thermodynamics
1. Calibration curve of a thermometer using the laboratory mercury thermometer as a standard
2. Verification of Boyles Law
3. Demonstrate Brownian Motion

Light
1. Measurement of the focal length of a concave mirror
2. Verification of Snell's Law of Refraction
3. Measurement of the focal length of a converging lens
4. Measurement of the wavelength of monochromatic light

Electricity
1. Demonstrate an Electric Field Pattern
2. Demonstrate Capacitance of Parallel Plate Capacitor
3. Verify Joules Law
4. Verify Ohms Law (investigation variation of current with p.d. for a metallic conductor)

Other Physics Ones
1. Demonstrate the Photoelectric Effect
2. Investigate the range of different types of radiation

Atomic Chemistry
1. Flame Tests

Acids & Bases
1. Preparation of a standard solution of sodium carbonate
2. Standardisation of HCl solution using a standard solution of sodium carbonate
3. A HCl/NaOH titration and its use to prepare the salt NaCl
**n.b. They're aren't any specific titrations you have to do because on the paper it just gives you an acid and a base and expects you to know what indicator to use, the different filling procedures and how to work out concentration/volume of some solution used and/or its mass per gram.

Organic Chemistry
1. Preparation of ethane and testing it's properties
2. Preparation of ethane and testing it's properties
3. Testing the properties of ethanol and Ethanoic acid


There's a number of Electrochemistry experiments too but i never touched this section so I'm not sure what they are! There's also some reactions listed on the syllabus at the very end that you're expected to know too but they only come up as short question in the chemistry section usually so they're not overly important.

Best of luck!