EL3412 Electrochemistry Laboratory Syllabus:

EL3412 Electrochemistry Laboratory Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

• To enable the students to develop a sound working knowledge on different types of electrochemical techniques and electrochemical parameter calculations.

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

1. Fabrication of Reference electrode (Ag/AgCl) and its validation
2. Fabrication of modified electrodes and calculation of surface excess
3. Potentiometric titration of redox couple (Fe/Ce ions)
4. Estimation of equilibrium potential of quinhydrone electrode(pH dependence)
5. Determination of formal potential and diffusion coefficient for a reversible process using ferricyanide and ferrocyanide
6. Distinguish between inner and outer sphere processes using Pt and glassy carbon electrode
7. Effect of dissolved oxygen in electrochemical reduction of nitrophenol
8. Amperometric method for sensing hydrogen peroxide
9. Determination of dihydroxy phenols using cyclic voltammetry
10. Investigation of electrochromism using electropolymerisation on a ITO substrate
11. Double-layer capacitance measurement using cyclic voltammetry
12. Electrode surface area measurement using a redox probe.

TOTAL: 60 PERIODS

COURSE OUTCOMES:

Upon completion of the course, the students would be able to
• Acquire knowledge on different types of electrochemical techniques and electrochemical parameter calculations
• Fabrication of various types of electrodes and its validation
• Estimation of equilibrium potential and formal potential of electrodes
• Investigation of electrochromism and capacitance measurement
• Calculate electrochemical parameters from various electrochemical techniques