Expt
Dates
Experimental Procedure
Supplemental Materials
Slides from lectures
 Lead TA
Jan-29
Intro, four handouts
None
1
 Feb-6,8
  1. Nernst Equation
Adrienne
2
Feb-13,15
  1. uv-vis / molar extinction
  2. Where to find molar extinction data
Lecture 2/3
 Khadine
3
 Feb-20,22
Lecture 2/3
 Adrienne
4
 Feb-27 Mar-1
  1. Crystal Field Theory
Khadine
5
 Mar-6,8
  1. [Cr(NH3)5Cl]Cl2
  2. [Cr(H2O)6](NO3)3 . 3H2O
  3. [Cr(Cl)2(H2O)4)]Cl . 2H2O
  4. Cr(acac)3
  5. [Cr(en)3]Cl3.H2O
  6. [Cr(en)3] synthesis byproduct
  7. (See lab 2 links also)
Adrienne
6
Mar-13,15
  1. Color demo
  2. Color Ranges For Write-up
  3. MIMTCP.mry and MTMICO.mry (run "C:\wingx\Mercury 1.3\mercury.exe" on CRC Windows computers to open files).
  4. IR Pellet pressing procedure
  5. Shared Data: UV-VIS (Word)
  6. Shared Data: IR Data (PDF)
  7. Shared Data: All Data (Word)
Khadine
Mar-20,22
Spring Break
7
Mar-27,29
 Adrienne
8
Apr-3,5
Seeing Sub-Angstrom Spacings:
X-Ray Diffraction

(obtain from Instructor)

 Khadine
9
Apr-10,12
  1. Diamond files: LT-Cu2HgI4.dsf , HT-Cu2HgI4.dsf
  2. PowderCell files: Cu2HgI4-LT.cel , Cu2HgI4-HT.cel
  3. Fuel cell animations, including
    Polymer Membrane
    Solid Oxide
  4. Types of fuel cells
  5. Fuel cell applications
  6. Future of fuel cells
  7. Superionic conductors
  8. Fuel cell relative efficiencies
    		Adrienne
    Apr-17
    Writing lecture
    1. UMass Writing Center
    2. Good review of SigFigs
    10
    		 Apr-24,26

    May-1,3
    1. Mercury structure of inactive Co(salen) dimer
    2. Mercury structure of active Co(salen)
    3. Mercury structure of Co(salen) bound to pyridine
    4. Mercury structure of methylated Co(salen)
    		Khadine
    11
    May-8,10
    1. Intro to magnetic materials 1
    2. Intro to magnetic materials 2
    3. Short courses on nanoscience techniques (Cornell)
    4. Ferrofluid synthesis
    5. Ferrofluid art
    6. Strong magnets
    7. Rock magnetism
    		Adrienne
    Due: May-14
    1. Extra Credit - radii
    2. Extra Credit - structures
    3. Points back - in class
    		Import.cif data file for:
    1. Co(MIMT)4(NO3)2 - green crystal (Biney)
    2. Co(MIMT)2(NO3)2 - blue crystal (Kociuba)
    3. Crystal size info
    Lecture 12
    		 Khalifah