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VCE Chemistry: Instrumental Analysis

Teachers attending this Professional Learning Program will get hands-on experience operating VSSEC’s UV Visible Spectrometer, Atomic Absorption Spectrometer and Gas Chromatograph.

Date: 5th December 2012
Time: 9:00 – 4:00
Cost: $190 plus GST
Maximum participants: : 18
RSVP: 26th November 2012

The program includes:

  • Review of units 3 & 4 by Mr. Christopher Dwyer including the exam and student performance.
  • An introduction to the experiments presented by Strathmore Secondary College teacher, Dr. Chris Kladis.
  • Analysis of Water Samples by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy.
  • Analysis of Aspirin by UV-Visible Spectroscopy.
  • Determination of Alcohol content by Gas Chromatograph.


Agilent Technologies staff will work with teachers to share their in-depth knowledge and experience in operating the machines and interpreting the results.

Teachers attending this program will receive 10% discount off all 2012 VCE Chemical Analysis Programs.

This Professional Learning Program complies with the following Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) Standards of Professional Practice for Renewal of Registration:

Standard To a high degree To some degree To a minor degree Not at all
Professional Knowledge 1 ✓
2 ✓
3 ✓
Professional Practice 4 ✓
5 ✓
6 ✓
Professional Engagement 7 ✓
8 ✓

This program is listed on the (VIT) Pdi website.

VSSEC student programs that support this topic:
VCE Chemical Analysis