CHEM 1515L - General Chemistry 1 Laboratory
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 15, CRN 40718,
Credit hours: 1
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Janelle Mitchell
Email: jpmitchell@ysu.edu
Course Description
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required | A Laboratory Manual for General Chemistry 1515L,2026. | B.D. Leskiw | 9781645654919 |
Each student must bring a lab manual to every lab session.
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
Assignments/Assessments
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Schedule of Lab Experiments
| Day | Date | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu | 8/27 | No Lab | |
| Thu | 9/3 | Experiment 1: Introduction and Safety; Significant Figures and Scientific Notation | |
| Thu | 9/10 | Experiment 2: Density Determination of Liquids and Solids | |
| Thu | 9/17 | Experiment 3: Chemical Nomenclature | |
| Thu | 9/24 | Experiment 4: Determining the Percentage of KClO3 in a Mixture | |
| Thu | 10/1 | Experiment 5: Limiting Reagents | |
| Thu | 10/8 | Experiment 6: Volumetric Titration | |
| Thu | 10/15 | Experiment 7: Antacid Analysis | |
| Thu | 10/22 | Experiment 8: Determining the Molar Mass of a Volatile Liquid | |
| Thu | 10/29 | Experiment 9: Determining the Molar Volume of a Gas | |
| Thu | 11/5 | Experiment 10: The Specific Heat Determination of Unknown Metals | |
| Thu | 11/12 | Experiment 11: Heat of Netralization | |
| Thu | 11/19 | Make-up | |
| Thu | 11/26 | No Lab: Legal Holiday | |
| Thu | 12/3 | Experiment 12: Lewis Dot Structure and Molecular Geometry | |
| Thu | 12/10 | No lab; Finals Week |
The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.