Introduction
Throughout my assignments (chromatography,
calorimetry, titration, and colorimetry), I will analyse
my performance in terms of procedure and techniques,
as well as my strengths and shortcomings. I'm also
identifying my previous skills and the new skills I've
acquired because of all the processes I've completed.
Titration
Skills I already know and the skills I
developed
Before doing titration, I already had interpersonal
communication skills; when the teachers were
talking about something important such as calibration
of balance, pipette and burette or any potential risk of
the substance we were dealing with, I attentively and
actively listened, so I didn’t need to ask for the 2nd time.
While doing the preparation and standardisation of the
solution, I developed my risk assessment skill; I
thought when doing it, you need a precaution, but
actually, you need to be fully aware of the hazard and
its possible harm, such as contact with hydrochloric
acid or sodium carbonate solution when transferring it
to the burette/beaker that could cause skin irritation.
Knowing its potential damage to me, it’s easy for me to
know that if it causes skin irritation, I should wash my
hand until all the chemical on the skin is removed. If I
didn’t know this, I might think that getting in contact
with other chemicals is just fine, and it’s not that
harmful, which I was wrong in the beginning. When I
was doing my standardisation of acid, I thought I had
developed decision-making skills. One of my friends
planned to use a measuring cylinder when measuring
Throughout my assignments (chromatography,
calorimetry, titration, and colorimetry), I will analyse
my performance in terms of procedure and techniques,
as well as my strengths and shortcomings. I'm also
identifying my previous skills and the new skills I've
acquired because of all the processes I've completed.
Titration
Skills I already know and the skills I
developed
Before doing titration, I already had interpersonal
communication skills; when the teachers were
talking about something important such as calibration
of balance, pipette and burette or any potential risk of
the substance we were dealing with, I attentively and
actively listened, so I didn’t need to ask for the 2nd time.
While doing the preparation and standardisation of the
solution, I developed my risk assessment skill; I
thought when doing it, you need a precaution, but
actually, you need to be fully aware of the hazard and
its possible harm, such as contact with hydrochloric
acid or sodium carbonate solution when transferring it
to the burette/beaker that could cause skin irritation.
Knowing its potential damage to me, it’s easy for me to
know that if it causes skin irritation, I should wash my
hand until all the chemical on the skin is removed. If I
didn’t know this, I might think that getting in contact
with other chemicals is just fine, and it’s not that
harmful, which I was wrong in the beginning. When I
was doing my standardisation of acid, I thought I had
developed decision-making skills. One of my friends
planned to use a measuring cylinder when measuring
