Experimental Techniques
Interactive Lab primer - links to lots of techniques
https://edu.rsc.org/resources/interactive-lab-primer/1064.article
Apparatus - https://edu.rsc.org/resources/the-interactive-lab-primer-lab-apparatus/2266.article
Aspirin Experiments
A lot about preparation of aspirin, use of re-crystallisation, melting point, and thin layer chromatography - http://www.rsc.org/learn-chemistry/content/filerepository/CMP/00/000/045/Aspirin.pdf
Synthesis of Aspirin : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4NMpO1xI8U
Synthesis of Aspirin - very good video - shows crystallisation and vacuum filtration and explanations along the way from the teacher - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojZ9hpi-9w0
Recrystallisation and Vacuum Filtration to purify a compound - from Thinkwell videos with Professor Yee - very good explanation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNTtTzR8lrg
and more about recrystallisation - ignore the actual experiment here but there is some nice info and a nice diagram : http://www.users.miamioh.edu/gungbw/CHM244/pdfs/expt_3_2012.pdf
Separating Funnel
a lovely 1min 30 sec video to show this
This video might confuse you as it has cases where the water layer sits on top of the organic layers .. so that can happen too ...however, there are a few interesting snippets in this video - At 6 minutes it shows the drying of the remaining water out of the separated organic layer - this is what is described in our last paragraph of my page93 (separating funnels info)At at 8mins 28 seconds interesting bit regarding things dissolving in water vs organic solvents that is also relevant to the thin layer chromatography TLC.
Weighing by Difference:
Analytical Balance
from Thinkwell - v good videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNeNBx8nAyQ
Titrations
Worth watching to get finer points of doing these at Adv Higher Level
- Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxTcUSIbv4E
- Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUX501ZA-hw
Colorimetry - using a smart meter on your mobile phone
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The Advanced Higher Chemistry Investigation
Some resources :
Detailed Marking Instructions for the Project:
https://www.sqa.org.uk/files_ccc/AHCATChemistry.pdf
Some experiment ideas:
- https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/science/outreach/learning-resources/chemistry-workshops/
- https://www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/schools/chemrev/projects/
- see above link re: aspirin ....
Here are some ideas if you are searching for a project:
- Page 2 of this document from the Royal Society of Chemistry has various links to suggestions of experiments - https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/A%20Level/Chemistry/2015/teaching-and-learning-materials/Royal_Society_of_Chemistry_resources_for_A_level_Chemistry_practicals.pdf
- measuring Nitrogen in Soil http://vlab.amrita.edu/?sub=2&brch=294&sim=1551&cnt=1 (just for future use ... possible ammonia / nitrogen uptake by seaweed : http://www.int-res.com/articles/meps/169/m169p143.pdf )
- This online book has some good idea including a caffeine extraction from tea-https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AUrgDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA30&lpg=PA30&dq=royal+society+of+chemistry+caffeine+extraction+dichloromethane&source=bl&ots=LhOQIu2zGI&sig=ACfU3U3ZfNBMB9NyQJlGwvFz8CpWde9tRA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjAhKXTv8bkAhXrRxUIHT-3DKAQ6AEwEXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
- some ideas
- might come from here http://www.rsc.org/learn-chemistry/resource/listing?searchtext=&fSubject=SUB000C1220
- or http://www.schoolscience.co.uk/scienceandfoodsafety
- Aspirin experiment - RSC - http://www.rsc.org/learn-chemistry/content/filerepository/CMP/00/000/045/Aspirin.pdf
- Organic Experiments - Leeds University:
- https://www.chem.leeds.ac.uk/fileadmin/user_upload/yr12_practicals/Year_12_Organic_2016_Final_version.pdf
- http://www.rsc.org/learn-chemistry/resource/res00001644/aspirin-screen-experiment