Lesson 2: How to Write an Experimental Part in a Chemistry Lab Report
This is the second lesson of this course. You can access previous posts of the course here, Free Course or Lesson 1 if you have not read them. The experimental part in a chemistry lab report is the easiest part to write. However, if a student does not know what it entails then it is nerve-wracking. So, when writing this part, your sentences should be in past tense and passive voice. In addition, sometimes you may be required to list chemicals and instruments you used. In some circumstances, you can just mention them in prose form. For these reasons, you should always follow the instructions given by your institution. Avoid using personal pronouns such as ‘I’, ‘WE’ etcetera, for example, “We added 5mL of sodium hydroxide.” Circumvent using these words like the plague if you want to score high marks in your chemistry lab report. An excellent procedure part should contain actual steps you carried out in the laboratory, not procedures in a lab manual....