Inorganic synthesis 20 hrs
a) Preparation of Bis-Dimethylglyoxime-nickel (II)
b) Preparation of Sodiumtrioxalatoferrate (III)
c) Preparation of cis and trans-bisoxalatodiaquachromate (II)
d) Preparation of Prussian blue Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3
Physical Chemistry
Minor experiments 40 Hrs
- To determine the mutual solubility curve of phenol – water system and their consolute point.
- To determine the transition temperature of given substance by thermometric method.
- Determination of freezing point depression constant of camphor using Rast method.
- Determine the lattice energy of calcium chloride from its heat of solution using Born-Haber cycle. You are provided the Enthalpy changes for Ca+2 (g) → Ca(g) 2Cl- (g) → 2Cl (g), Ca (g) → Ca (s), 2Cl (g) → Cl2 and Ca (s) + Cl (g) → CaCl2 (s) as -451.1, 174.3, -38.8, -58.0 and -190.0 Kcal/mole respectively.
- To determine the heat of solution of KNO3 at a specified water-salt mole ratio.
- To determine pH of different buffer solutions and evaluate pKa of acid by using Henderson equation.
Major experiments
- To study the effect of a solute (NaCl/succinic acid) on the critical solution temperature of two partially miscible liquids (e.g. phenol-water system) and to determine the concentration of that solute in the system
- To study the absorption of acetic acid or oxalic acid from aqueous solution by activated charcoal or animal charcoal and examine the validity of Freundlich and Langmuirs adsorption isotherms.
- Determination of partition coefficient of acetic acid between butanol and water.
- To study the freezing point curve of two component simple eutectic system (acetamide-benzoic acid/ naphthalene-benzoic acid)