Cu IN LaB General Chemistry Laboratory Manual
Edition: 7
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 292
Edition: 7
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 292
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The Cu in Lab General Chemistry Laboratory Manual provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental principles and techniques of general chemistry through hands-on laboratory investigations. Beginning with laboratory preparation, safety procedures, essential equipment, significant figures, oxidation numbers, and the periodic table, the manual establishes the foundational skills needed for successful laboratory work. Students then apply these concepts through experiments that examine the physical and chemical properties of matter, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, solution chemistry, thermochemistry, chromatography, molecular modeling, and gas laws.
Throughout the manual, students develop practical laboratory skills by performing experiments involving density determination, mixture separation, empirical formulas, hydrates, acid-base and redox titrations, calorimetry, Hess's Law, aluminum recycling, and the determination of gas constants and molar volumes. Each experiment emphasizes accurate measurement, data collection, scientific analysis, and laboratory safety while reinforcing the chemical concepts presented in lecture. By combining experimental inquiry with quantitative problem-solving, the manual prepares students for advanced chemistry coursework and careers in science, engineering, healthcare, and other STEM disciplines.
1. TOOLS FOR GENERAL CHEMISTRY
A. PREPARING FOR THE LABORATORY
B. LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
C. GENERAL LABORATORY SAFETY
D. SIGNIFICANT FIGURES
E. RULES FOR ASSIGNING OXIDATION NUMBERS
F. CHEMICAL ION LISTING
G. PERIODIC CHART
2. GENERAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES
3. DENSITY - A PHYSICAL PROPERTY OF MATTER
4. THE PHYSICAL SEPARATION OF A TERNARY MIXTURE
5. DETERMINING THE EMPIRICAL FORMULA OF A COMPOUND
6. DETERMINING THE PERCENTAGE OF WATER & THE NUMBER
OF WATER MOLECULES IN A HYDRATE
7. Cu LATER
8. PAPER CHROMATOGRAPHY
9. RECYCLING ALUMINUM
10. VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS: AN ACID-BASE TITRATION
11. VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS: A REDOX TITRATION
12. DETERMINING THE HEAT OF NEUTRALIZATION
13. HESS’S LAW & THE ENTHALPY CHANGES, H, INVOLVING
THREE REACTIONS
14. MOLECULAR MODELING
15. DETERMINING THE MOLAR VOLUME OF HYDROGEN GAS,
THE VALUE OF “R” AS USED IN THE IDEAL GAS LAW, PV = nRT,
& THE MOLAR MASS OF MAGNESIUM
Dennis L. Stevens is a microbiologist, infectious disease physician, and author whose work spans both clinical practice and scholarly research. He is affiliated with the University of Washington and has a strong background in public health, infectious diseases, and antimicrobial resistance.
Stevens holds advanced degrees in microbiology and infectious diseases, with a career focused on understanding and treating severe bacterial infections. His research investigates the pathogenesis of toxin-mediated infections such as group A streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, gas gangrene, and other necrotizing soft tissue infections. He has used in vitro and in vivo models to study toxin mechanisms, host responses, and to develop diagnostics, vaccines, and treatments.