Syllabus

Course Code: CHEM 106    Course Name: Physical Chemistry Practical-I

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 Surface Tension
[1] Determine the surface tension of given organic solvents.
[2] Study the effect of soap concentration on the lowering of surface tension of water.
[3] Compare the cleansing powers of two cloth detergents provided to you.
2 Conductometry
[4] Determine the strength of strong acid by conductometric titration with strong base.
[5] Determine the strength of weak acid by conductometric titration with strong base.
[6] Determine the strength of strong acid and weak acid in a mixture by conductometric titration with strong base.
[7] Study precipitation titration between KCl and AgNO3 conductometrically. Determine the strength of given solution of AgNO3.
[8] Determine solubility and solubility product of sparingly soluble salts like PbSO4, BaSO4.
[9] Determine the relative strength of chloroacetic acid and acetic acid by conductivity measurements.
3 Potentiometry
[10] Determine the standard electrode potential of Cu and Zn.
[11] Determine the strength of a given solution of ferrous ammonium sulphate by potentiometric titration with K2Cr2O7 solution.
[12] Study the precipitation titration between KCl and AgNO3 potentiometrically.
[13] Determine the standard free energy change and equilibrium constant for the reaction
Cu + 2Ag+ -> Cu2+ + 2Ag
4 Chemical Kinetics
[14] Study the hydrolysis of methyl acetate in presence of hydrochloric acid.
[15] Study saponification of ethyl acetate by sodium hydroxide solution using same initial concentration of both the reactants.
[16] Study saponification of ethyl acetate by sodium hydroxide solution taking the initial concentration of ester and base to be different.
5 Adsorption
[17] Verify the Freundlich and Langmuir adsorption isotherms for adsorption of acetic acid/oxalic acid on activated charcoal.
6 Data Handling
[18] Wherever possible, error analysis in the experimental observations and results should be reported.
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