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Sample Lab Notebook

The document outlines the procedure for completing a laboratory writeup, emphasizing the importance of pre-lab, during-lab, and post-lab sections marked by color coding. It includes instructions for documenting reactions, physical properties, hazards, and calculations, as well as summarizing the experiment and results. Additionally, it advises on proper formatting and signing the completed work.

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Sample Lab Notebook

The document outlines the procedure for completing a laboratory writeup, emphasizing the importance of pre-lab, during-lab, and post-lab sections marked by color coding. It includes instructions for documenting reactions, physical properties, hazards, and calculations, as well as summarizing the experiment and results. Additionally, it advises on proper formatting and signing the completed work.

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The pre-lab questions should be completed first.

It
is best to keep them on a page separate from the
rest of the experimental writeup.

Draw a strike
through any unused
portion of a page.

The color coding is to help you determine when


you should complete each section. You
notebook, however, should be written in pen in
a single color.
before
Blue Text - Completed prior to lab
lab
Purple Text - Completed during lab
Red Text - Completed after lab
Page No.

Date

Expt. No.
and Title

Write out
main
reaction.
Include
names if
known.
If desired, you can also include the reaction mechanism here.

Strike errors with a single line

Physical
propertie
s of all
reagents
and
products.
If product is a new compound, the physical
properties can not be looked up.

Look up
and record
any
pertinent
hazards
associated
with the
reagents.
In microscale,
mmol is more
convenient Strike errors with a single line
than moles. Equivalents (equiv.) is
1 mol = 1000 the ratio of reactants (i.e.
mmol 3 mol of acetic anhydride
for every one mole of
These are salicylic acid).
the masses
actually Volume was calculated from the density
used. listed in the table of properties

Write out
procedure
stepwise as
it is actually
performed.

Drawings
are often
helpful.

Record any
unusual
observations
t

Recording IR
data will be
discussed later
in the semester

Do
calculations
such as
theoretical
yield in your
notebook
Always calculate a
percent yield.

Percent yield is different


than percent recovery.

Summarize
the
experiment
and the
results.
Include any
potential
suggestions
for
improvement
.

Post-Lab Questions can be


completed at the very end.

Sign and date your experiment when finished


You can sign and date before or after the post-lab questions.

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