Instructional Videos
A selection of instructional videos dealing with various lab techniques, including the use of instrumentation, is available here on our website, or via our YouTube channel. The best way of finding the videos which will be most helpful to you is by checking out the online laboratory schedule for your labs; the lab schedule will point you towards any videos related to specific experiments. Viewing the related videos will help you become familiar with techniques and instrumentation as they apply to specific experiments.
Catalogue of Videos
The listing below provides a record of our instructional videos on our YouTube channel. They are in no particular order.
Please
note that this is a catalogue of our instructional videos
only. We also have tutorials available
relating to selected study guide problems and treatment of results.
Our tutorials are not catalogued here but you can access them via
any links provided on your lab schedule page.
Introduction
to the Laboratory (5:33)
An introduction to the first year chemistry laboratory at Capilano University.
Safety in
the Chemistry Laboratory (9:48)
An introduction to safety in the first year chemistry laboratory at Capilano University.
Laboratory
Measurements - Volume (9:48)
General guidance on measurement of liquid volumes and reading of calibrated scales in the chemistry lab.
Laboratory
Measurements - Mass (6:27)
General guidance on weighing chemicals in the chemistry lab.
Distilled
Water (4:46)
The importance of using distilled water in the chemistry lab.
The Bunsen
Burner (3:13)
A brief look at the Bunsen burner and how to use it.
Burette
Cleaning (4:17)
How to clean a burette before using it in an analytical procedure.
The Volumetric Pipette (5:46)
A demonstration of how to prepare and use a volumetric pipette in the chemistry lab.
Titrimetric Analysis (10:17)
A brief explanation of titrimetric (volumetric) analysis and how to perform a titration.
Quantitative Transfers (4:55)
How to perform quantitative transfers of liquids and solids in the chemistry lab.
Preparation of a Standard Solution (7:23)
What are standard solutions and how can they be prepared?
Vacuum
Filtration - Apparatus (4:55)
How to set up apparatus for a vacuum filtration in the chemistry lab
Vacuum
Filtration - Analytical (6:46)
How to perform an analytical vacuum filtration.
Vacuum
Filtration - Preparative (4:50)
How to perform a preparative vacuum filtration.
Heating
Under Reflux (5:31)
A brief explanation of reflux together with instructions on how to set up and perform a reflux.
Thin-Layer
Chromatography (10:17)
Fundamentals of the TLC method.
Solvent
Extraction (9:31)
A quick look at the concepts and a demonstration of solvent extraction.
Melting
Point Determination - Fisher-Johns Apparatus (6:42)
Basic details on determining melting points of solids on the Fisher-Johns melting point apparatus.
Melting
Point Determination - Stuart Apparatus (8:16)
Basic details on determining melting points of solids on the Stuart SMP10 digital melting point apparatus.
Melting
Point Determination - Buchi Apparatus (4:43)
Basic details on determining melting points of solids on the Buchi automatic melting point apparatus.
Infrared
Spectrometry (13:19)
A look at how an FTIR spectrometer works. Basic information on preparation of samples for Infrared spectrometry. Basic information on operation of Perkin Elmer Spectrum One and Spectrum Two FT-IR spectrometers.
Gas-Liquid
Chromatorgraphy (7:11)
A brief overview of the operation of a gas chromatograph. Basic information on sample preparation and use of the Perkin Elmer Clarus 500 gas chromatograph.
Injuries
and Chemical Burns to the Eye (9:58)
This graphic video takes a look at eye injuries, mostly occuring in the laboratory and involving personnel who were not wearing adequate eye protection.
