Course Contents

Advanced practical’s in Physical Chemistry Practical Exercise (1) Investigate the micellization and solubilization process by ionic surfactants Step # 1 Determine the CMC (critical micellar concentration) for cationic and anionic surfactants conduct metrically. Step # 2 Determine CMC of ionic surfactants spectrophotometrically Step # 3 To study the effect of additive on CMC Step # 4 To study the effect of pH on CMC Step # 5 To study the solubilization of a dye by cationic and anionic surfactants in solution Step # 6 Report writing Practical Exercise (2) Investigate the adsorption of a dye (cationic/anionic) on activated charcoal Step # 1 To study the effect of adsorbate dose on adsorption Step # 2 To study the effect of concentration of adsorbent on adsorption Step # 3 To study the effect of contact time on adsorption Step # 4 To study the effect of temperature on adsorption process Step # 5 To study the effect of pH on adsorption process Step # 6 Report writing Practical Exercise (3) Study of Walden’s product of electrolytes in aqueous solutions at different temperatures Step # 1 Effect of ionic size on Walden’s product value at room temperature. Step # 2 Effect of electrolyte concentration on various parameters including Walden’s product Step # 3 Effect of temperature on Walden’s product. Step # 4 Report writing Practical Exercise (4) To investigate partial molar quantities in solvent mixtures using density measurements Step # 1 Density measurements of various types of solvent mixtures (protic in protic), (protic in aprotic) and (aprotic in aprotic) at different temperatures. Step # 2 calculations of parameters like molar volume, partial molar volume and excess molar volume. Step # 3 Evaluation of effect of temperature and concentration of mixture components on different parameters. Step # 4 Report writing