Laboratory Course

Laboratory Safety Measures                                                      4hrs

Handling of hazardous chemicals, incompatible chemicals, flammable solvents, fire hazards in chemical laboratory, control of fire, fire extinguishers, toxicity of chemicals, forms of toxic materials, personal protective equipment, health effects and first aid, MSDS (material safety data sheet), use of compressed gases, waste minimization strategies and chemical waste disposal, procedures for neutralization of strong acids and strong bases.

Inorganic Chemistry                                                                 48 hrs

Qualitative Analysis: Semi micro Analysis – (three cations and three anions)

a) cation analysis, separation and identification of ions from groups I-VI.

b) anion analysis. (no interfering radicals and insolubles).

Physical Chemistry                                                                    8 hrs

Surface tension:

1. To determine the percentage composition of a mixture (non-interacting systems) by surface tension method.

Viscosity:

1. To determine the percentage composition of a mixture (non-interacting systems) by viscosity method.
2. To determine the viscosity of alcohol in water at different concentrations.