Why are we doing this experiment?
- Explore the effect of oxidation state on physical properties
- Understand redox reactions
- Explore Beer’s law
- Practice good laboratory technique
How do I prepare for lab?
- Additional information
- OpenStaxx: Section 4.2
- Redox
- Oxidation states
- DNA
What will I do in lab?
- Safety
- SDS Sheets
DNA and RNA amino acids
- 2′-deoxyadenosine 5′-monophosphate
- 2′-deoxycytidine 5′-monophosphate sodium salt
- 2′-deoxyguanosine 5′-monosphosphate disodium salt hydrate
- Hydrochloric acid, 12 M
- Potassium permanganate
- Sodium cacodylate trihydrate
- Sodium chloride
- Sodium hydroxide
- Sodium phosphate dibasic heptahydrate
- Thymidine 5′-monophosphate disodium salt hydrate
- SDS Sheets
- Common Errors in Lab
- Not using the amounts specified in the lab manual.
- Using the same syringe in multiple DNA samples
- Cross-contamination due to poor laboratory technique
What will I do after lab?
- Calculations
- None
- Post-lab Checklist (i.e. things you should be able to do for the lab practical)
- Recognize a redox reaction.
- Recognize that metal ions have multiple oxidation states.
- Identify and define ozidized, reduced, oxidizing agent, reducing agent in a chemical reaction.
- Calculate the oxidation number of all atoms in a compound.