1st NOTEBOOK GRADING (CHM235L)

NAME_____________________ SECTION LETTER______DATE_____

Points Possible

Area Graded (check mark indicates area is acceptable)

General Notebook Entry (20 points)

 

Student's name, class #, and section letter appears on notebook cover

 

All pages of notebook numbered

 

Complete up-to-date table of contents

 

Each day's lab work started with title and date, also each new section of work notebook

 

Did not use pencil

 

Did not obliterate

 

All values are correctly reported with units

 

Reasonable significant figures were used

 

Notebook understandable with enough identification of data and calculations

 

Work approved by TA or instructor

 

Exp.1: Data and calculations completed (20 points)

 

Prelab questions answered (located at the end of experiment)

 

Detailed, concise procedure (paragraph or bulleted)

Risk assessment: NFPA or Baker hazards or other risks and precautions

 

Thermometer calibration

 

Melting point data for known carboxylic acids (table format)

 

Melting point data for unknown (table format)

 

Discussion: Briefly describe how conclusions are drawn from your data and address any experimental error or area of improvement

 

 

40 Points

 

 


 

2nd NOTEBOOK GRADING (CHM235L)

NAME_____________________ SECTION LETTER______DATE_____

Points Earned

Area Graded (check mark indicates area is acceptable)

General Notebook Entry (20 points)

 

Student's name, class #, and section letter appears on notebook cover

 

All pages of notebook numbered

 

Complete up-to-date table of contents

 

Each day's lab work started with title and date, also each new section of work notebook

 

Did not obliterate or use pencil

 

All values are correctly reported with units and significant figures

 

Notebook understandable with enough identification of data and calculations

 

Work initialed by TA or Instructor

 

Exp.2: Distillation (20 points)

 

Prelab questions answered

 

Experimental procedure

Risk Assessment

 

Vol. vs Temp. data for simple distillation (table and graph)

GCs on hexane rich sample for distillation product

 

Volume and percent (by volume and/or mass) for unknown

 

Discussion and Error Analysis

 

Exp.3: Separation and Identification (20 points)

 

Prelab questions answered

 

Experimental procedure

 

Risk Assessment

 

Data for separation

 

IR spectral interpretation and logic for organic neutral ID

 

Melting Point Data and logic for acid ID

 

Discussion and Error Analysis

Exp. 4: Fischer Esterification (20 points)

 

Prelab questions answered

 

Experimental procedure

 

Risk Assessment

Mass and boiling point range data

IR spectra and interpretation

 

Reaction table including: molar mass, quantity, moles and mole %

Percent yield calculations

 

Discussion and Error Analysis

80 Points

 

FINAL (3rd) NOTEBOOK GRADING (CHM235L)

NAME_____________________ SECTION LETTER______DATE_____

Points Earned

Area Graded (check indicates area is acceptable)

 

General Notebook Entry (20 pts)

 

 

Student's name, class #, and section appears on outside of notebook

 

 

All pages used are numbered

 

 

Complete up-to-date table of contents

 

 

Each day's lab work and experimental section started with title and date

 

 

Did not obliterate or use pencil

 

 

All numbers are identified have correct units and significant figures

 

 

Notebook understandable with enough identification of data and calculation

 

 

Work initialed by TA or Instructor:

 

 

 

Exp.5: Menthol Dehydration (20 pts)

 

 

Prelab questions answered

 

Prelab questions answered for all experiments

*Detailed Procedure including: time, quantities, Temp.

 

Concise Procedure Written for experiments

Risk Assessment

 

Risk Assessment for each experiment

 

IR spectra and interpretation in table format

 

Work initialed by TA or Instructor:

 

Gas Chromatogram and interpretation

 

 

 

Boiling Point data and explanation

 

 

 

Reaction table including: molar mass, quantity, moles and mole %

 

Reaction table including: molar mass, quantity, moles and mole %

 

Mass/Volume Data and percent yield calculation

 

 

 

Discussion and Error analysis

 

Exp.6: Reaction Mechanism (20 pts)

 

Prelab questions answered

 

 

Experimental Procedure

 

Risk Assessment

 

 

Data collected: times, concentrations

 

 

Calculations: % Acetone, NaOH concentration, Rate

 

 

Observations

 

Discussion and Error analysis

 

Exp.7: Thin Layer Chromatography (20 pts)

 

Prelab questions answered. Follow up questions

 

Experimental Procedure

 

 

Risk Assessment

 

 

Data and Observations

 

 

Calculations (Rf, etc.)

 

 

 

Discussion and Error Analysis

 

                                      80 Points