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Standard and Microscale Experiments in General Chemistry

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ISBN-10: 0534424570

ISBN-13: 9780534424572

Edition: 5th 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Carl B. Bishop, Muriel B. Bishop, Kenneth W. Whitten

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This comprehensive lab manual contains a wide array of experiments without sacrificing organizational clarity and includes categories on Energy, Kinetics, and Equilibrium. All experiments have undergone significant testing before being finalized, and many microscale experiments have been added to allow for more efficient and cost-effective means of conducting experiments.
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List price: $74.95
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Brooks/Cole
Publication date: 5/8/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 592
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.596
Language: English

Kenneth Whitten is professor emeritus at the University of Georgia (UGA). Dr. Whitten received his A.B. at Berry College, M.S. at the University of Mississippi, and Ph.D. at the University of Illinois. He taught at Tulane, the University of Southwestern Louisiana, the Mississippi State College of Women, and the University of Alabama before joining the UGA faculty as assistant professor and coordinator of general chemistry in 1967. He remained coordinator of general chemistry throughout his UGA career until his retirement in 1998. His numerous awards include the G.E. Philbrook Chemistry Teacher of the Year Award, the Outstanding Honors Professor, the Franklin College Outstanding Teacher of…    

Equipment
Common Laboratory Safety Equipment
Common Laboratory Glassware
Common Equipment
Laboratory Techniques
Handling Chemicals
Solids
Liquids
Determination of Mass and Weight
Triple-Beam and Platform Balances
Toploading Balances
Volumetric Techniques - The Measurements of Volume
Graduated Cylinders
Volumetric Pipets
Burets and Titration Procedures
Volumetric Flasks
Laboratory Gas Burner
Heating And Evaporating Liquids
Separation Techniques
Gravity Filtration
Vacuum Filtration
Use of Centrifuges
Ignition of Crucible and Precipitates
Working and Handling Glass
Cutting Glass
Fire Polishing Glass
Bending Glass
Inserting Glass Tubing, Thermometers, and Funnel Stems into Corks and Rubber Stoppers
Collecting Gases
Testing for Odor
Collection for Gases
An Improvised Fume Hood
Spectrophotometer
Calibration and Use of Spectrophotometer
Measurements of Sample
Treatment of Experimental Data
Significant Figures
Report Average Values
pH Meter
Melting And Boiling Determination
Melting Point Determination
Boiling Point Determination
An Exercise in Chemical Safety and Laboratory Rules
Experiments (* Micro Experiments)
Background: Review of Simple Mathematics (Experiment 1*) Experiment
Density of Solids and Liquids: Mass/Volume Measurements Experiment
Indirect Gravimetric Determination of a Hydrated Compound in a Mixture Experiment
Percent Copper and Formula Weight of a Copper Compound 652
Background: Solutions, Solubility and Separation Techniques Experiment
Solubilities Experiment
Separation of the Components of a Mixture
Experiment
Chromatography
Background: Chemical Reactions in Aqueous Solutions and Syntheses Experiment
Hydrogen Ions, pH, and Indicators Experiment
Identify Eight Metal Ions by Reactions with Anions
Experiment
Identify Ten Inorganic Compounds by Their Inter-Chemical Reactions Experiment
The Formula of a Precipitated Compound Experiment
A Sequence of Chemical Reactions Experiment
Synthesis of a Compound (Alum) from Scrap Aluminum 4 Background: Periodic Table and Periodicity Experiment
Molecular Models: Lewis Dot Formulas, VSEPR Theory, and Valence Bond Theory Experiment
Chemical Periodicity of the Halide Ions Experiment
Relative Reactivity of Metals and the Activity Series 5 Background: Mole, Molecular Weight and Gas Laws Experiment
Indirect Determination of the Masses of Pieces of Magnesium Experiment
Density of Gases Experiment
The Molecular Weight of a Volatile Compound Experiment
Standard Molar Volume of a Gas 6 Colligative Properties Experiment
The Molecular Weight of a Compound by Freezing Point Depression Measurement 7 Backgrounds: Acids-Bases Experiment
Acid Base Titration Curves Using: I An Indicator Color-Reference II Micro-pH Meter (micro-scale) Experiment
Acid Base Titrations: Analysis of Acid Solutions of Unknown Concentrations (macro-scale) Experiment
Action of Antacid Tablets 8 Background: Reduction-Oxidation Reactions Experiment
Voltaic and Electrolytic Cells Experiment
Reduction-Oxidation Titrations (both micro and macro) 9 Background: Energy Experiment
Heat Energy Associated with Chemical and Physical Changes Experiment
Heats of Neutralization and Hess'''' Law
Background: Kinetics Experiment
Factors that Influence the Rates of Reaction Experiment
Rates of Chemical Reactions
Background: Equilibrium Experiment
Chemical Equilibrium--An Introduction Experiment
Spectrophotometric Determination of an Equilibrium Constant Experiment
The Spectrophotometric Determination of the Formula for a Complex Species Experiment
Solubility Products of Insoluble Salts Experiment
Determination of Ka from Measurements of pH
Background: Descriptive Chemistry Experiment 36
Oxygen and Some Oxides
Experimen