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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Hi everyone!</span><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Week 8 is up next. Here’s what it has in store for us:</span><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#C00000;mso-ligatures:none">Experiment Notes</span></b><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#C00000;mso-ligatures:none">-Refer to the window notes for additional details.</span><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">STO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">TA demo kits are on the reagent carts. These now include a jar of sand for smothering Mg fire if it gets out of control. The students will be using the centrifuges
for this- if the report one is not working check the following: its plugged in, turned, on, the lid is closed, and the speed knob is not set to zero. If it still doesn’t work, let us know and we’ll swap it out.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">CYC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">This is a quick one! pH paper will be on the reagent carts. If more pH paper is needed it can be obtained from the window cart. TAs will pick up samples of CuO
at the start of lab. These will be kept in the labeled bin on the unknown shelf. Unknown bins should not be removed from the unknown shelf.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">LLT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Be prepared to hand out lots of burets, pipets, blue bulbs, and blue stoppers. Remember that the pipets and blue bulbs are available on the window cart. Please
refill the window cart when things start to get low- this goes for all items on the window cart, not just the pipets and bulbs. Blue stoppers are in one of the drawers within the window room. The 0.44 M NaOH carboy should be kept on the special carboy spill
tray. If the drip tray gets full, let us know so that we can take care of it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">LCP<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">We’ll need to put two coolers of ice on the third floor- it should be filled from the machine on the first floor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">VOL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">This one has A LOT of equipment, so we’ll be putting it on the bench beside hood A. Students will be using multimeters. If they report that one is not working properly, please just swap the
whole kit for one of the replacements in the window. Alec and Sophie will look at the “broken” kit. Its important with these to note what was not working. The students will be sanding the oxidation layer off of the electrodes. This should be done on the provided
cardstock; the card stock should be placed on the provided black plastic tray. The whole sanding procedure should be done under a snorkel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#C00000;mso-ligatures:none">Other Important Information</span></b><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#C00000;mso-ligatures:none">-</span><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Check Reagent Labels</span></b><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">The incorrect concentration of potassium permanganate was gathered for a cart check on Wednesday afternoon. We had a separate issue on Friday with the new gather
in which the incorrect reagent was gathered (iron chloride instead of copper chloride). It’s critical that you check the concentration and identity of the reagent is what is listed on the gather sheet. Do not just rely on the color of the liquid and/or shape
of the bottle. Many bottles look alike, grabbing the incorrect reagent can be a significant safety hazard.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">I want to be clear here. I don’t expect us to have a perfect operation. I do expect us to work as a team and look out for each other. Our goal is to catch any mistakes
that do happen before they make it upstairs. Ask questions when you have them. We’re all in this together.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Waste Aprons</span></b><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Hanging the aprons was not working too well in our new setup. We are now going to try folding them and storing them in the designated bins. When folding the aprons,
please be sure you fold the dirty side on itself first and leave the clean side exposed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Blue Buckets & Gather Sheets</span></b><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">I want to provide some clarification here. We added the blue buckets as a new gather item on the gather sheets, no *. They do not need to be gathered when doing
a cart check gather. Our goal was to improve our record of deploying blue buckets, and this seems to be helping.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Padlocks</span></b><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">I also want to provide some clarification on when cabinets in 130 CE should be padlocked. Cabinets that are needed for a particular week’s experiment will be left
unlocked for that week. Once they are no longer needed, they will be relocked. Note that the poison, acid, and base cabinets will never be left unlocked for any reason.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Plastic Bags</span></b><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">All our plastic bags have now been moved into 130 CE. This is the only approved place for storing plastic bags on the first floor, so if you need any size, including
lab coat bags, please grab them from aisle 26. They are sorted by size and color.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Save The Date!</span></b><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Our end of semester party will be on reading day, April 23<sup>rd</sup>, at 3:30 PM in room 1015 McPherson Lab. I just ordered the pizza, and yes, I also ordered
the chocolate chip cookies</span><span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji";color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">😊</span><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:none">Prep Lab Book Club</span></b><span style="color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:none">It looks like Mackenzie is starting up a prep lab book club. Feel free to sign up if interested. This is not mandatory, just for fun. This is not something that
can be included on your timesheet. I’ve set up a Carmen discussion thread for sign-ups and other info:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://osu.instructure.com/courses/49925/discussion_topics/3041990"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">https://osu.instructure.com/courses/49925/discussion_topics/3041990</span></a><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Best, </span><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Tyler</span><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#BA0C2F;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Tyler Weaver</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#3F4443;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
Instructional Lab Supervisor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#3F4443;mso-ligatures:none">General Chemistry Prep Lab Manager<br>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#BA0C2F;mso-ligatures:none">The Ohio State University</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#3F4443;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry<br>
280E Celeste Lab<br>
120 W. 18th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210<br>
(614) 688-3929 Office<br>
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:weaver.646@osu.edu" title="mailto:weaver.646@osu.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#BA0C2F;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">weaver.646@osu.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#3F4443;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
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