Experiments in General Chemistry
Edition: 4
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 342
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Kobrak’s Experiments in General Chemistry provides a complete first-year laboratory curriculum for students in scientific and pre-medical chemistry. The experiments represent a balance of synthesis and analysis experiments that meets the American Chemical Society’s curriculum guidelines for breadth without sacrificing depth. The procedures are easy to implement, reliable and inexpensive. Compared to other books on the market, the experiments are environmentally benign. In particular, the book includes a qualitative analysis scheme that avoids the use of lead, mercury, and other heavy metals.
Perhaps the most valuable feature of the work is the careful theoretical introduction to each experiment. This makes it easy for students to connect the experiment to the underlying theory, and to reference their lecture textbook to help address questions in the laboratory. The preamble of each experiment provides a list of keywords that students can use to find relevant passages in their lecture text, helping them to bridge the gap between theory and application.
INTRODUCTION: THE LABORATORY
PART I
NOTE: Experiments are not necessarily done in this order. See the schedule in the course syllabus.
EXPERIMENT 1: DENSITY AND MEASUREMENT
EXPERIMENT 2: INTRODUCTION TO GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS
EXPERIMENT 3: SYNTHESIS OF ZINC IODIDE
EXPERIMENT 4: BASICS OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS
EXPERIMENT 5: TITRATION OF STRONG ACIDS AND BASES
EXPERIMENT 6: INTRODUCTION TO CALORIMETRY
EXPERIMENT 7: THE IDEAL GAS LAW
EXPERIMENT 8: THE EMISSION SPECTRA OF ATOMS AND IONS
EXPERIMENT 9: SYNTHESIS OF ASPIRIN
EXPERIMENT 10: SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF ASPIRIN
EXPERIMENT 11: INTERMOLECULAR FORCES AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
EXPERIMENT 12: DETERMINATION OF MOLECULAR WEIGHTS BY THE METHOD OF FREEZING-POINT DEPRESSION
PART II
NOTE: Experiments are not necessarily done in this order. See the schedule in the course syllabus.
INTRODUCTION: PART II: SAFETY REVIEW
EXPERIMENT 13: QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS PART I: TESTING FOR IONS IN SOLUTION
EXPERIMENT 14: QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS PART II: USE OF A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS SCHEME
EXPERIMENT 15: THE RATE OF REACTION
EXPERIMENT 16: THE EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT OF BROMOTHYMOL BLUE
EXPERIMENT 17: ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIA AND THE PREPARATION OF BUFFER SOLUTIONS
EXPERIMENT 18: DETERMINATION OF VITAMIN C CONCENTRATION BY IODOMETRY
EXPERIMENT 19: THE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL
EXPERIMENT 20: SYNTHESIS AND ANALYSIS OF AN AMMINENICKEL(II) COMPOUND
EXPERIMENT 21: POLARIMETRY OF SUGAR SOLUTIONS
APPENDIX A: GRAPHICAL PRESENTATION OF DATA
APPENDIX B: LOGARITHMS
APPENDIX C: DIAGRAM OF VERNIER EQUIPMENT