Chem2 Lab 
Gas Chromatography
10/6/04 TB


Know:

Basic components of a GC (gas supply, injector, column, detector)
How a Beilstein detector works
Types of compounds which can be separated
Calculation of N (theoretical plates)
Calculation of peak area by triangulation

Chromatography and GC is briefly discussed in the freshman text:
"Chemical Principles", 3rd ed., Atkins & Jones, 
on pages 326-327