For each part of the Iron Oxalate experiment, you will need to turn in a pre-lab for it. The following guidelines are for part 1 of the experiment.

Pre-lab Report Guidelines for Iron Oxalate Experiment (period 1 ONLY). This is an individual pre-lab for Synthesis

(i) Title of the experiment
(ii) Reference of procedures
(iii) Introduction
(iv) Procedures for part 1 ONLY in flow chart format
(v) MSDS information

The following chemicals will require you to use the MSDS database on the Web (see Lecture Syllabus):

You should record the following MSDS information in your notebook for the chemicals listed above.

(Printouts directly from the Web pages will NOT be accepted!!)

(a) Product Name
(b) Chemical Formula
(c) Formula Weight
(d) Melting Point; Boiling Point and Density
(e) Health Hazard Data (summarize in your own words)
(f) Spill and Disposal procedures (summarize in your own words)

(vi) Pre-lab study questions (Must show all work for FULL credit)
Complete ALL study problems under week 1.

(vii) Data/observations
Set up tables but leave blank. You MUST record all the observations into your lab notebook during your lab sessions. You will NOT receive any credit for your lab technique if you only record the weight of the chemicals for this experiment.
 

Postlab Report Guideline for Iron oxalate Experiment (part 1; Synthesis)

Responsibilities

In an organized manner, record the tasks for the experiment and the assignment of responsibilities. Each member of the group must sign the assignment in each of the lab notebooks of the group.

(A) Data and Obsrvations/ Synthesis (See p.102 in your lab manual)

Orderly record of data
Data tables should have proper titles / labels

Record all the weights of materials that you used and products recovered.
Provide observations for each step in the synthesis and descriptions of your products.

(B) Data Analysis (MUST SHOW ALL WORK FOR FULL CREDIT)

Calculate the yield of crude FeC₂O₄ that you obtained.

(C) Conclusions

What can you conclude about crude yield you obtained