Goals

  • Develop your laboratory skills, specifically small-scale technique and observation.
  • Apply knowledge of and better understand the main reaction types (redox, precipitation, acid-base, and complexation).
  • Practice writing both complete and net ionic equations.

Objectives

  • Determine the behavior of Universal Indicator.
  • Identify solutions as acidic, basic, or neutral.
  • Describe the products of several reactions.
  • Deduce the identity of unknown compounds.

References

Zumdahl, Chemistry, 6th Edition, pages 133-155, 160-178.