Grading Rubric: Exp.

6/7 (GC)
Name:
Section #:
Group #:
Unknown #:

Part Description Possible Points Comments

Points Earned
Heading
--Name, Group #, Unknown # 5
Introduction --Concise and clear documentation in
and professional style (introduce
Presentation principle of technique and 10
instrumentation)
Experimental
section --Briefly describe your experimental
strategy, including any deviations,
10
alterations compared with the lab
manual.

2.1 --Properly labeled plot of the log of

and the retention time versus the number
2.2 of carbon atoms at each temperature
(Polar and --Properly labeled plot of the log of 15
Non-polar the retention time versus the
Stationary reciprocal of the column temperature
phase)

2.3-2.4 --Compounds that are present in your

unknown (table of the retention time 15
for each alcohol in your unknown)
2.5.1
--Report the uncertainty of the
alcohol retention time
--Determine the sensitivity factor
5
(ratio of peak-area per μL) for each
alcohol present in your unknown
including error limits (uncertainty)
2.5.1 --Determine the volume percent,
And weight percent, and mole percent of
2.5.2 20
each of the components in your
unknown
Discussion
--Report the stationary phase and
and
temperature you used for the
Conclusion
optimum separation of your
unknown
--Discuss how well the mole percent
values compare with the original
20
peak area percentages
--Discuss if the information obtained
in part 2.1 or 2.2 confirms the
assignments of your unknown
--Discuss the effect of temperature
and number of carbon atoms on the
retention time.
Total 100