General Chemistry Lab Manual

The links below will allow you to download the current lab experiments for Chemistry 111 and 112. These experiment handouts are used by all lab instructors. All experiments are in Acrobat PDF format. If needed, download and install the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software on your computer.

For experiments which include Excel spreadsheets, copy the spreadsheet to your computer (save the file on your computer or on your Z: drive), then work with it on that computer. Note: Instructions in the lab manual have been designed for use with Excel 2007. Older versions of Excel (Excel 2003) will still be able to open these files, but the lab manual instructions will not work well with older versions of Excel.

Below are the links for the General Chemistry Lab Manual - Note: Access is limited to Roanoke College Faculty and Students - you will need to "sign in" to gain access once you click on a link.

Experiments for 2009-2010 Academic Year
Introduction and Safety
Experiment 1
Experiment 2
Experiment 3
Experiment 4
Experiment 5
Experiment 6
Experiment 7
Experiment 8
Experiment 9
Experiment 10
Experiment 11
Experiment 12
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Experiment 13
Experiment 14
Experiment 15
Experiment 16
Experiment 17
Experiment 18
Experiment 19
Experiment 20
Experiment 21
Experiment 22
Experiment 23
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Additional Needed Resources
Periodic Table
Instructions for Using the pH Meter
Instructions for Using the GeneSys 20 Spectrometers (Spectronic 20)
Instructions for Volumetric Glassware
Instructions for Graphing
Instructions for Significant Figures


Experiment links above are for the 2009-2010 academic year! First semester lab begins with the Introduction and Experiment 1. Second semester lab begins with Experiment 13, which will be completed during the first week of classes. Be fully prepared for those experiments on your first scheduled lab day.