Volatile Organic Compounds Lab Report

Atoms are the basic units of matter and all life is based on them. Life on earth is based on the element carbon. It is a highly versatile atom able to form four covalent bonds with itself or other atoms such as hydrogen and water. Atoms combine to form molecules and those that are carbon based are referred to as organic molecules. Organic molecules occur in four different types in living cells; carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids. They are also known as hydrocarbons due to the presence of both hydrogen and carbon. Carbohydrates are made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen in the ratio 1:2:1. They are important sources of energy and are classified in three main groups; monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides.

The problem that was trying to be solved in this study deals with analyzing unknown solutions. In this particular case, a chemical company has several unknown solutions and to correctly dispose of them they need to know their properties. To figure out the properties several qualitative tests were performed throughout the study (Cooper 2012).

Purpose: To use indicators to test for the presence of organic compounds in certain substances.

The purpose of this lab is to separate a mixture and determine the percentages of each of the ingredients. Each substance will have a different boiling point due to its intrinsic properties and from that, we will be able to determine the purity of different products as we evaporate off the next level of product.

Answer: Gas chromatography (GC) – utilized by scientists in order to be able to separate the volatile

During this investigation the question we looked to answer was: what are the identities of the unknown compounds? In an effort to answer the question, our group designed a method in which the relationships between the unknown compounds in plastic bags were compared so that their identities could be determined. The mole (mol) provides a measure of the number of atoms present in the sample of a compound. One mole of an element or compound contains

Aim: To classify unknown substances according to their structure type and to observe how the structure of materials affects their uses.

Distillation is a method of separating two volatile chemicals on the basis of their differing boiling points. During this lab, students were given 30 mL of an unknown solution containing two colorless chemicals. Because the chemicals may have had a relatively close boiling point, we had to employ a fractional distillation over a simple distillation. By adding a fractionating column between the boiling flask and the condenser, we were able to separate the liquids more efficiently due to the fact that more volatile liquids tend to push towards the top of the fractionating column, thereby leaving the liquid with the lower boiling point towards the bottom. After obtaining the distillates, we utilized a gas chromatograph in order to analyze the volatile substances in the gas phase and determine their composition percentage of the initial solution. Overall, through this lab we were able to enhance our knowledge on the practical utilization of chemical theories, and thus also demonstrated technical fluency involving the equipment.

The guiding question of this ADI lab was, “What are the identities of the unknown compounds?” The goal of this lab was to understand the relationships between moles and molar mass to find the identity of unknown compounds. The mole can be used to measure small amounts of a substance or is used to convert from unit to unit using dimensional analysis. One mole is equivalent to the molar mass in grams of that substance. If you start with the moles of an unknown substance, multiply it by a given compound’s molar mass, and then divide it by however many moles are in the compound of your choice, you will get the mass of the compound. With that answer you can then compare with mass of the compound in the bag to determine its identity. We first started

Dispense .5 mL water into the already weighed conical vial, replace cap and face insert on its down side.

To prepare and purify an ester: 1-pentyl ethanoate, using pent-1-ol and ethanoic acid. An annotated reaction showing this reaction is shown below:

Lab Instructions: Make a therapeutic blend of Eos to help enhance my immunity to colds and coughs

In our first Chemistry lab, I was tasked with using volumetric tools and devices in order to find the density of water, a sugar solution and determining the amount of beads within a container while maintain the appropriate significant figures. The main skill goal of the experiment was to gain knowledge on the use of volumetric measuring tools such as beakers, graduated cylinders and volumetric pipets. This experiment was designed for us to learn how chemistry lab equipment is used and maintained, while also giving us the opportunity to use this equipment in several uniquely designed experiments. This makes the experiment very useful in our knowledge of how scientific labs operate and how chemistry experiments are conducted through the proper

Organic substance are made of carbon, plants and animals are example of the natural organic. All living organisms, from largest tree to smallest insect are organic .Once decaying process occurred over these living organisms they turned to organic substance. All human wastes, animal wastes (from barnyards, pastures, rangelands, feedlots), areas of land application of sewage sludge, the waste of pulp and paper industry that discharge organic laden effluent, and food processing wastes consist of organic materials.

Organic compounds are, by definition, any chemical compound containing carbon. These compounds include carbohydrates, polysaccharides, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. Each one of these compounds has a different purpose. Carbohydrates give energy to cells when consumed. Lipids are basically the fats of a cell. Proteins are the building blocks of muscle in a cell. Nucleic acids are used to transfer genetic information from one cell to the other.