Experiments in General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry |
Students learn about commercial antacids and functioning of stomach. They determine the amount of base in different commercial antacids and estimate the neutralizing power of recommended doses.
| area of chemistry: | general, analytical | ||
| application: | pharmaceutical chemistry, chemical analysis, consumer chemistry, physiological chemistry, therapeutical chemistry, medical chemistry | ||
| principles: | acids and bases, titration, indicators, moles, pH, stoichiometry | ||
| methods: | pH meter, weighing, volume measurements, arithmetics | ||
| time: | 1-2 hours | ||
| time gaps: | none | ||
| experimental difficulty: | easy | ||
| number of pages: | 14 overall (6 writeup, 4 report) | ||
| appendices required: | none | ||
| appendices recommended: | Burets and Titration
Weighing Rounding Rules Significant Figures Meniscus | ||
| instructor info: |
reagents, solvents, and equipment
mixing, preparatory, and waste instructions planning notes teaching notes | ||
| actual pages: | 40k Acrobat 2.1 file | ||
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