Chapter 1: Getting Started
Table of Contents
Purpose and Perspective of the Chapter...................................................................................................2
Chapter Objectives .....................................................................................................................................2
Answers to Chapter 1 Lab Logics:............................................................................................................2
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Instructor Manual: Macroscale and Microscale Organic Experiments, 8th Edition Kenneth L. WilliamsonKatherine M. Masters 9780357851159
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Chapter 1: Getting Started
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Purpose and Perspective of the Chapter
As its title reveals, Chapter 1 is introducing students to the study of organic chemistry in a laboratory
setting. It contains content that can be used alongside your course’s syllabus.
Chapter Objectives
The sections of this chapter are:
an introduction to the two types of experiments: technique experiments and synthetic experiments
(1A)
learning goals of the lab course (1B)
the scientific method of organic experiments (1C)
a check-in day checklist (1D)
general lab safety and citizenship (1E)
the lab notebook format (1F)
common calculations used for organic experiments (1F)
broad overview of communicating work (1G)
The goal is to give the students a broad overview of the organic lab course and get them ready for their
organic lab experience.
Answers to Chapter 1 Lab Logics:
Lab Logics!
What is the main physical property that applies to each technique?
Answer:
The main physical property for recrystallization is solubility.
The main physical property for distillation is boiling point.
The main physical property for extraction is solubility.
The main physical property for thin-layer and column chromatography is polarity.
Lab Logics!
When to calculate % recovery and % yield?
Answer:
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