Laboratory Course

Inorganic chemistry

Calibration of fractional weights, pipettes and burettes, preparation of standard solutions, dilution – 0.1 M to 0.001 M solutions, buffer solutions.

Quantitative Analysis: Volumetric Analysis (Any four)

Iodometry titration - Determination of strength of CuSO₄ solution using sodium thiosulphate.

Redox titrations – 

​    (a) Determination of strength of ferrous sulphate solution using K₂Cr₂O7

    (b) Estimation of ferrous (Fe ⁺²) and ferric (Fe⁺³) by dichromate method.

Acid-base titration –    

    (a) Determination of acetic acid in commercial vinegar using NaOH.

    (b) Determination of strength of acid from the mixture of strong acid and weak                 acid  (eg. H₂SO₄ and H₃PO₄).

   (c) Determination of strength of sodium carbonate  and NaOH in the mixture of              washing soda and NaOH  with HCl using phenophthalein and methyl red indicator.

Complexometric titration – Estimation of hardness of water by EDTA (Temporary and permanent).

Organic Chemistry

Qualitative Analysis                                                                                                             

Detection of elements (Nitrogen, Sulphur and Halogens) and functional groups (phenols, alcohols, carboxylic acid, carbonyl, ester, carbohydrate, amine, amide and nitro) in simple organic compounds and determination of their melting/boiling points.

Physical Chemistry

a) Titration of acetic acid against NaOH pHmetrically.

b) Determination of solubility and solubility product of sparingly soluble salt,          lead sulfate, barium sulfate, silver chloride, calcium sulfate, lead chromate.

c)   i) Determination of cell constant of a given cell.

ii ) Determination of specific and equivalent conductance of the given electrolyte (NaCl) at different dilutions.