Visible Spectrophotometry of Nickel (II) Chloride



Title Visible Spectrophotometry of Nickel (II) Chloride
Description Learning goals: Become familiar with a visible spectrophotometer; Use a simulated spectrophotometer to find λ_max; Use a simulated spectrophotometer to generate concentration-absorbance data; Plot concentration-absorbance data to create a standard curve; Use the standard curve to solve unknowns. A report is included; students are expected to record results in a lab notebook which is also graded.
Subject Chemistry
Level Undergrad - Intro
Type Guided Activity, Lab, Remote Learning
Duration 90 minutes
Answers Included No
Language English
Keywords Beer's Law, Standard Curve, UV-vis, graphing, spectroscopy
Simulation(s) Beer's Law Lab (HTML5)

Author(s) Kim Kostka
Contact Email kostkak@uww.edu
School / Organization UW-Whitewater at Rock County
Date submitted 4/17/20
Date updated 4/17/20