Introduction

Welcome to CHE100

Dr Ellie Kirov
Unit Coordinator/Lecturer
Email: [email protected]
Why Study Chemistry?
 Chemistry is the study of matter
 Its composition, properties and transformations
 Anything we touch, feel, see, smell or taste
 Both naturally occurring and synthetic
 Matter is studied in its basic form
 Simplified to reveal interactions
 How matter affects
 How matter is affected
 Essential in engineering, healthcare, and medicine
Student Responsibilities
 Be punctual
 Important information may be missed
 Be prepared
 Start assessments early, prepare for tests
 Attendance
 Labs: 90%
 Poor attendance = Poor performance
 Laboratories
 Persist and participate in labs
Student Responsibilities Cont …
 Study
 Active learning (check you are retaining information)
 Ask Questions
 Before it gets worse or is too late
 I am your first source
 Communications
 Read emails and messages via Moodle
 Attitude
 Be considerate and use appropriate language
Absences and Deferrals
 Absences
 Medical Certificate for day in question
 Explained Absence Form required
 Deferred Tests
 Medical Certificate for day of test
 Alternate test arrangements will be made
 Assignment Extensions
 Medical Certificate required for time prior due date
 Needs to be provided before due date
Problems
 What to do when things are not going well …
 Act sooner rather than later!

 Contact:
 Unit – Myself
 Course – Program Coordinator
 Personal – Student Counsellor
 Financial – Welcome Centre
 Health – ECU Medical Service
Resources and Delivery
 Face-to-Face
 Lectures, Labs, Tutes, Each other
 Multimedia
 Websites, Videos, Apps
 Moodle
 Text
 Smith, J.G. (2016). General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry.
(3rd ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education
Study Skills
 Repetition is the key
 Attend lectures
 Attend and participate in labs
 Ask questions
 Study groups
 Online Materials
 Moodle Materials
 Other Resources and Media
Laboratory Rules
 Laboratories are industrial work spaces (not classrooms!)
 Never enter a laboratory on your own
 Bags must be left in areas provided
 Water bottles must stay in your bag
 Personal electronic devices should not be used
 You will be given a form to sign
 To ensure you understand your responsibilities
 Always ask if unsure!
Laboratory Clothing - Shoes
 Covered shoes
 Must be worn at all times
 No skin should show (includes toes and heels)
 Leather is better
 Improper footwear = No lab entry
Shoes
Laboratory Clothing - Lab Coats
 Laboratory coats
 Available from the Bookshop
 Must be worn at all times
 Must cover arms and lap
 Buttoned at all times
 Not to be worn outside the lab
 No lab coat = No lab entry
Lab Coats
Laboratory Clothing - PPE
 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
 Not to be worn outside the lab
 Gloves
 Provided in the lab
 Chemical and biological types
 Do NOT use these near heat sources
 Safety Glasses
 Provided in the lab
 Reading glasses are not a substitute
Gloves
Latex Gloves Nitrile Gloves Chemical Resistant
(Biological) (Chemical) (Corrosive)
Safety Glasses
Safety Glasses Overglasses
(For use without reading glasses) (For use over reading glasses)
Laboratory Clothing - Hair
 Long hair must be tied up
 Loose hair must be tied back
 Out of the way of the face
 Long hair = No lab
Spot the Safety Hazards:

→ No lab coat
→ Sitting on an unsafe stool
Spot the Safety Hazards:

→ Do not place lab objects in mouth

→ No safety glasses
Spot the Safety Hazards:

→ No lab coat
→ No gloves
→ Short pants
Spot the Safety Hazards:

→ Incorrect shoes
→ No lab coat
→ No safety glasses
Correct Laboratory Clothing
Safety Equipment
 Emergency Eyewash: For washing debris entering eyes
 Safety Shower: For dowsing entire body with water
 Fire Blanket: For putting out a person on fire
 Fire Extinguisher: For putting out a materials fire
 Fume Hood: For conducting experiments that emit gasses
 First Aid Kit: For immediate attention to wounds
 Waste Disposal: Suited to the type of waste
 Evacuation procedures: For evacuating in emergencies
Safety Equipment Examples

Safety Shower Fire Blanket Fire Fume Hood

and Eye Wash Extinguisher
Laboratory Responsibilities
 Be alert and aware of any hazards
 Be familiar with location of safety equipment
 Do not engage in practical jokes
 Report any broken equipment or spills
 Do not eat or drink or place items in your mouth
 Do not pick up broken glass with your hands
 Wash yours hands before leaving the lab
 You have a duty of care to yourself and others
Chemical Hazards
 Each substance has a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
 Provides workers and emergency staff information about:
 Physical and chemical properties
 Correct safety procedures
 For storing, handling, transporting, disposing
 Health hazards and environmental impacts
 What to do in accidents and emergencies
 Also found on chemical labels
 SDSs are reviewed at least every 5 years
SDS Ratings
Chemical Label (SDS Compliant)
What Does the Label Tell You?
i. What does the ‘W’ indicate?
→ Reacts violently with water
ii. What does the yellow ‘2’ indicate?
→ Violent chemical change at high temp.
iii. What does the blue ‘3’ indicate?
→ May cause permanent injury
iv. How does the blue ‘3’ relate to it being corrosive?
→ Corrosives can cause injury/burns to skin
What Does the Label Tell You
i. What does the red ‘2’ indicate?
→ Must be heated to burn
ii. What does the blue ‘1’ indicate?
→ Can cause significant irritation
iii. Should this item be used in a closed space?
→ No. Irritating fumes will be produced
iv. Why would a water spray be ineffective?
→ Kerosene is oily
What Does the Label Tell You?
i. What does the ‘1’ in the box indicate?
→ Can cause irritation
ii. Why should skin exposure be avoided?
→ It is an irritant
iii. Should vomiting be induced?
→ No
iv. Why or why not?
→ Oxidising agents can also be corrosive
Hazard Symbols
 Globally Harmonised System (GHS) of Labelling Chemicals
 Physical Hazards
 Explosive, Flammable, Toxin, Corrosive, Radioactive
 Health Hazards
 Toxin, Irritation, Carcinogen, Damage, Sensitiser
 Environmental Hazards
 Acute and chronic aquatic toxicity
 Labels include pictograms linked to SDS
Hazard Symbol Elements

Symbol or Pictogram
Background Colour (International Classification)
(Indicates Hazard Source)

Hazard Statement
Signal Word (Degree of Risk)
(Danger or Warning)

Class or Division
(e.g: Flammable)
 What Do These Symbols Mean?

→ Dangerous When → Infectious → Non-Flammable → Radioactive

→ Toxic → Explosive
Wet Substance Compressed Gas

→ Corrosive → Flammable → Oxidising Agent → Carcinogen → Flammable Gas → Harmful/Irritant

What Effect Will These Have?

Toxic Corrosive Harmful/Irritant Flammable

Poisonous substance Attacks and destroys Can cause red or Can catch fire very easily
that can cause death living tissue (e.g: skin) blistered skin

Oxidising Agent Carcinogen Biohazard Radioactive

Can give large amount Can cause cancer and Can cause infectious Can cause DNA
of heat on contact death threat to health mutations and death
Items for Transferring and Heating

Beaker Conical Flask Volumetric Flask Test Tube

Used to mix, heat and Used to mix, heat and store Used to mix, heat and store Used to mix, heat and
store substances substances. Sometimes substances. Sometimes store small amounts
used to collect filtered used to swirl liquids for of substances
substances mixing
Items for Transferring

Petri Dish Watch Glass Weigh Boat

Used to hold small amounts of Used to hold small amounts Used to hold small amounts
substances for observation of solids or liquids when of solids or liquids when
and to grow cultures being weighed or moved being weighed or moved

Spatula Pipette Dropper

Used for moving small Used for moving small Used for moving liquids
amounts of solid amounts of liquids drop by drop
Items for Measuring

Thermometer
Electronic Scale Measuring Cylinder Used to measure the temperature
Used to measure the mass Used to measure the of a substance accurately
of a substance accurately volume of a liquid accurately
Items for Holding and Carrying

Test Tube Rack Test Tube Holder Retort Stand

Used to hold several test Used to hold a hot or Used for holding equipment
tubes upright untouchable test tube at a specific height. Used
with a boss head and clamp
 Items for Heating
Gauze Mat
Used to spread Bunsen
heat evenly and support a
Tripod container above the flame
Used to support a mat
above the Bunsen flame
during heating

Heatproof Mat Bunsen Burner

Used to protect benches Used for heating and
from being damaged by fire exposing substances to
or hot matches (missing) flame
 Items for Heating

Crucible Clay Triangle

Used heat small amounts of Used to hold crucibles and
substances to very high evaporating basins during
temperatures heating

Tongs Evaporating Dish (Basin)

Used to hold a small object Used to evaporate small
while it is heated amounts of liquids
 Other Items

Filter Paper
Used with a funnel to
filter substances
Rubber Stopper Wash/Water Bottle
Used to plug a flask or Used for containing
a test tube for storage water for washing and
Burette experiments
Used for dispensing
an exact and constant
Funnel amount of a liquid
Used to pour liquids Test Tube Cleaner
Stirring Rod into small openings Used for cleaning inside
Used to stir substances without spilling test tubes
 Identify the Equipment:
A
A? C E?
→ Stirring Rod B G → Bunsen Burner
F E
B? F?
→ Florence Flask → Conical Flask

C? G?
→ Test Tube D → Beaker

D? H H?
→ Test Tube Rack → Pipette
 Identify the Equipment:
A? C E?
→ Pipette B D → Measuring cylinder

B?
→ Retort Stand F?
→ Stirring Rod
C? F E
→ Burette G?
A → Beaker
G
D?
→ Clamp