Describes an experiment in which students: (1) synthesize tris(acetylacetonato)iron(III), tris(diethyldithiocarbamato)iron(III), and chlorobis(diethyldithiocarbmamato)iron(III); (2) are given a sample of potassium hexocyanoferrate(III); and (3) are then asked to measure the room temperature of these samples using the Guoy technique. Background…

Using different supporting electrolytes, the influence of complex-forming equilibria on migration velocities of strontium-90 and yttrium-90 can be demonstrated in this experiment. Includes procedures and materials needed. (SK)

Voltammetry, the fundamental electrochemical experiment, is the measurement of the current which flows at an electrode as a function of the potential applied to the electrode. Such an experiment is discussed, focusing on factors which influence the shape of the current potential curve. (JN)

Describes a set of undergraduate laboratory experiments which provide experience in deuteration and derivatization procedures applied to infrared spectroscopy. Basic skills in vacuum-line technique are also taught while measuring infrared spectra of deuterated solid samples and demonstrating the value of derivatization as an aid to interpreting…

Highlights procedures and results of an experiment using atomic absorption spectroscope to illustrate a fundamental chemical concept. The experiment demonstrates the dependence of the solubility product of lead sulfate on ionic strength in the presence of a slight excess of anion. (Author/JN)

The monochromaticity, directionality, and intensity of laser light make possible spectroscopic investigations of previously unimagined precision. Several of these investigations and their applications are discussed. (Author/JN)

Experimental procedures and typical student data/results are provided for an experiment determining the sodium (parts per million) in salt substitute with an error of a few percent. Problems encountered with the technique are addressed. (Author/JN)

Described is a conductiometric method for following the course of diffusion of aquated ions through a cellulose membrane. Several experiments using the method are described. (Author/SA)

Polarization of laser light is discussed and the theoretical and experimental aspects of fluxes are considered. (Author/SK)

Laboratory procedures, calculations, and sample results are described for a freshman chemistry experiment in which the Clausius-Clapeyron equation is introduced as a means of describing the variation of vapor pressure with temperature and for determining enthalpy of vaporization. (Author/SK)

Proposes a format for submitting 50-minute experiments suitable for high school beginning chemistry classes to this journal for a new feature section. (CS)