Formal Laboratory Report

Absorption Spectrum of Cobalt(II) ChlorideLaboratory
Abstract
For this particular experiment, you should include the following items in your abstract: 1. Purpose statement for the experiment 2. The molar concentration of the unknown solution.

10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Introduction
Provide background and theory concerning the concepts and techniques used in the experiment, including: concentration, spectroscopy, and Beer’s Law

10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Procedure
For this particular experiment, you must include your methods for preparing the standard solutions and test solutions. You will also need to include the procedure used for determining the solutions’ absorbance levels using the Vernier and spectrometer.

10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Experimental Data
The experimental data should include the three (3) following items: standard solutions absorbance data, test solutions absorbance data, and calibration curve. If you had more than one calibration curve, be sure to include all of the curves you produced in the course of the experiment.

15.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Calculations
Work out one sample for each different type of calculation that was required for this experiment

15.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Results and Discussion
Discuss the significance of your experimental results, including any errors that could have affected the results

30.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Conclusions
For this particular experiment, you should include the information listed above and repeat your calculated unknown solution concentration.

5.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Bibliography
Minimum of five (5) sources are required, not including your lecture textbook or laboratory manual

5.0 pts
Total Points: 100.0

REMINDER:
By submitting your laboratory report, you are asserting that this report was written by you and in your own words, except for quotations from published and unpublished sources which are clearly indicated and acknowledged as such. You are conscious that the incorporation of material from other works or a paraphrase of such material without acknowledgement will be treated as plagiarism, subject to the custom and usage of the subject

The source of any picture, map, table, or other illustration is also indicated, as is the source, published or unpublished, of any material not resulting from my own experimentation, observation, or calculation.

If you have any concerns that a section of your laboratory report would be considered to be plagiarized, contact your instructor at least 48 hours PRIOR to the submission deadline.

To submit the final draft of your laboratory report, complete the following steps:
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Save your laboratory report as a single Microsoft Word document (either .doc or .docx). If you created portions of your laboratory report in different computer programs (graphs, tables, charts, etc.), you must combine them into a single document. If multiple documents are attached, only the first will be considered for grading.

Students that have difficulties with equations and other embedded images in their report can save their report as a PDF and submit it in place of the Word document.
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Upload your laboratory report into this assignment by clicking the Submit Assignment button and selecting the correct file.
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To complete the submission process, click the Submit button at the bottom of the window. Your laboratory report will not be submitted until you have clicked the Submit button.
Failure to complete the submission process prior to the cut off date and time will result in your laboratory report not being accepted and a grade of zero being awarded.

Students experiencing difficulties in submitting their reports must contact their instructor PRIOR to the submission cut off time. Internet connection issues will not be an excuse for late submissions.
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After submitting your laboratory report, you are done. Your report will be graded, and the score for the report will be available in Canvas. Your instructor will send out a course Announcement and a Conversation message when the reports have all been graded and available for your review.

Rubric
Absorption Spectrum of Cobalt(II) ChlorideLaboratory Report Grading
Absorption Spectrum of Cobalt(II) ChlorideLaboratory Report Grading
Criteria
Ratings
Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Abstract
For this particular experiment, you should include the following items in your abstract: 1. Purpose statement for the experiment 2. The molar concentration of the unknown solution.

10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Introduction
Provide background and theory concerning the concepts and techniques used in the experiment, including: concentration, spectroscopy, and Beer’s Law

10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Procedure
For this particular experiment, you must include your methods for preparing the standard solutions and test solutions. You will also need to include the procedure used for determining the solutions’ absorbance levels using the Vernier and spectrometer.

10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Experimental Data
The experimental data should include the three (3) following items: standard solutions absorbance data, test solutions absorbance data, and calibration curve. If you had more than one calibration curve, be sure to include all of the curves you produced in the course of the experiment.

15.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Calculations
Work out one sample for each different type of calculation that was required for this experiment

15.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Results and Discussion
Discuss the significance of your experimental results, including any errors that could have affected the results

30.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Conclusions
For this particular experiment, you should include the information listed above and repeat your calculated unknown solution concentration.

5.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Bibliography
Minimum of five (5) sources are required, not including your lecture textbook or laboratory manual

5.0 pts
Total Points: 100.0