Describes an experiment that utilizes polarimetry to measure mutarotation of glucose and nmr spectroscopy to identify the structures of reactants and products of biochemical reactions. (MLH)

Describes an undergraduate physical chemistry experiment in which the acid catalyzed hydrolysis of sucrose is used to determine the catalytic coefficient of the hydronium ion, the catalyst in this reaction. (MLH)

Describes two experiments, one involving the electrolysis of potassium iodide and the other involving a diffusion process in solid copper. (GS)

Describes an open-ended experiment involving a bioinorganic system that provides the student a direct link between thermodynamics and kinetics. It utilizes a rapid reaction technique and requires one to clearly understand the relationship of experimental observable (absorbance) to a mechanism. (GS)

Describes an inexpensive apparatus used to study the kinetics of fast reactions. Suggests an appropriate reaction for study, and laboratory techniques. (MLH)

This experiment is designed specifically for students with little knowledge of radical reactions and provides an introduction to the gas-phase chemistry of radicals. Experimental planning based on the student's own observation is an important component of the experiment. (Author/MA)

Describes an experimental method of measuring the molecular weight and subunit corporation of an oligomeric protein. (SL)

Describes a laboratory kinetic experiment which demonstrates the important phenomenon of general catalysis by bases and/or acids. (SL)

Suggests several mechanisms for catalysis by metal ion complexes. Discusses the principal factors of importance in these catalysis reactions and suggests reactions suitable for laboratory study. (MLH)

Presents an inorganic oxidation-reduction kinetics experiment, and describes a low cost (less than $50) modification of the Bausch and Lomb Spectronic 20 Colorimeter which will provide a linear output in absorbance. (MLH)

Describes a simple demonstration that shows the change in molecular density and the reduction in pressure of air in a centrifugal field. Uses two circular disks with the same radius and rotating with the same angular velocity, in loose mutual contact, around their symmetry axis. (GA)