Laboratory Experiments for Basic Chemistry
Edition: 9
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 278
Edition: 9
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 278
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Laboratory Experiment for Basic Chemistry was written for use in a one-term or two-quarter introductory course. It is the perfect companion for the textbook, Essential Concepts of Chemistry. The 25 experiments contained in this manual exemplify key principles covered in lectures and give students an opportunity to learn skills that will be useful in their further study of college chemistry.
Preface
Safety Regulations for Chemistry Laboratories
Experiment 1 Classification
Experiment 2 Use of the Balance: Determining the Densities of Some Common Objects
Experiment 3 Separation of Solids from Liquids
Experiment 4 Use of the Gas Burner: Study of Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures
Experiment 5 Empirical Formula of a Compound
Experiment 6 Analyzing Unseen Things (Electrons in Atoms and Objects in “Black Boxes”)
Experiment 7 Odor Sensitivity
Lab Exercise 1 Arranging Twenty-One Elements
Experiment 8 The Periodic Table: The Chemistry of Elements Within a Group
Experiment 9 The Law of Definite Composition
Experiment 10 Types of Chemical Reactions
Experiment 11 Determination of the Amount of Phosphate in Water
Experiment 12 Measuring the pH of Some Acids, Bases, and Salts
Experiment 13 Water of Hydration: The Formula for a Hydrate
Experiment 14 The Acetic Acid Content of Vinegar
Experiment 15 Water Hardness: A Titration Analysis
Experiment 16 Charles’s Law: A Look at One of the Gas Laws
Experiment 17 Melting Points and Boiling Points of Some Organic Compounds
Experiment 18 The Personal Air Pollution Test: The Analysis of Solids in Cigarette Smoke
Experiment 19 Voltaic and Electrolytic Cells
Experiment 20 Radioactivity
Experiment 21 Organic Compounds: A Look at Some Different Kinds
Experiment 22 Carbohydrates, lipids, and Proteins
Experiment 23 Determination of the Amount of Iron in Water
Experiment 24 Determination of the Dissolved-Oxygen Content of Water
Experiment 25 Chemical Kinetics: Rates of Reaction
Hand Tables
TABLE 1 Solubilities
TABLE 2 Charges of Positive and Negative Ions Used Frequently in Chemistry
TABLE 3 Prefixes and Abbreviations
TABLE 4 The Metric System
TABLE 5 Conversion of Units (English – Metric)
TABLE 6 Naturally Occurring Isotopes of the First 15 Elements
TABLE 7 Electron Configuration of the Elements
TABLE 8 Heats of Formation at 25°C and 1 atm Pressure
TABLE 9 Pressure of Water Vapor, PH2O, at Various Temperatures
TABLE 10 Alphabetical List of the Elements