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How to run a lab with Athanor

Choose File › New lab: Synthesis of aspirin, or New lab: Titration of an unknown acid. The set has pre-lab, data and calculation problems you can edit like any other.

Steps

  1. Choose Main menu › File › New lab: Synthesis of aspirin or New lab: Titration of an unknown acid.

  2. The lab opens as a problem set. The aspirin lab has 5 problems worth 8 points:

    • two Pre-lab questions, such as which reagent limits the yield;
    • a Data entry, where each student records the mass of salicylic acid they used and the aspirin they collected;
    • two Calculations: the theoretical yield and the percent yield, graded from that student's own data.

    The Synthesis of aspirin lab: 5 problems on the left, the first pre-lab question, and its settings on the right.The Synthesis of aspirin lab: 5 problems on the left, the first pre-lab question, and its settings on the right.

  3. Edit any problem, or Add a problem, like any other problem set.

A Variable such as {m_card} gives each student a different number on their bench card.

TeachingHow to create a problem setChoose File › New problem set and pick where the problems come from: From your textbook, From a template, or Write your own. Set the number, difficulty and level, then review and assign.TeachingHow to use the virtual lab and simulationsChoose Object › Chemistry › Simulations or Virtual lab. Tabs switch between Gas laws, pH scale, Equilibrium, Build a molecule and Virtual lab.

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Last updated Nov 12, 2026