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For students, DIY hobbyists, and science buffs, who can no longer get real chemistry sets, this one-of-a-kind guide explains how to set up and use a home chemistry lab, with step-by-step instructions for conducting experiments in basic chemistry — not just to make pretty colors and stinky smells, but to learn how to do real lab work:
From the 1930s through the 1970s, chemistry sets were among the most popular Christmas gifts, selling in the millions. But two decades ago, real chemistry sets began to disappear as manufacturers and retailers became concerned about liability. The Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments steps up to the plate with lessons on how to equip your home chemistry lab, master laboratory skills, and work safely in your lab. The bulk of this book consists of 17 hands-on chapters that include multiple laboratory sessions on the following topics:
This hands-on introduction to real chemistry — using real equipment, real chemicals, and real quantitative experiments — is ideal for the many thousands of young people and adults who want to experience the magic of chemistry.
Preface
1 Introduction 1
2 Laboratory Safety 9
3 Equipping a Home Chemistry Lab 13
4 Chemicals for the Home Chemistry Lab 45
5 Mastering Laboratory Skills 69
6 Laboratory: Separating Mixtures 93
7 Laboratory: Solubility and Solutions 121
8 Laboratory: Colligative Properties of Solutions 147
9 Laboratory: Introduction to Chemical Reactions and Stoichiometry 161
10 Laboratory: Reduction-Oxidation (Redox) Reactions 181
11 Laboratory: Acid-Base Chemistry 191
12 Laboratory: Chemical Kinetics 211
13 Laboratory: Chemical Equilibrium and Le Chatelier's Principle 229
14 Laboratory: Gas Chemistry 245
15 Laboratory: Thermochemistry and Calorimetry 269
16 Laboratory: Electrochemistry 285
17 Laboratory: Photochemistry 309
18 Laboratory: Colloids and Suspensions 317
19 Laboratory: Qualitative Analysis 331
20 Laboratory: Quantitative Analysis 355
21 Laboratory: Synthesis of Useful Compounds 373
22 Laboratory: Forensic Chemistry 385
Index 405
Anonymous
Posted May 22, 2008
This book is dangerous. It will cause kids to start thinking. There is a definate risk that they will starting wanting to learn about the world around them instead of just studing the answers to a test. I am old enough I remember chemistry sets under the christmas tree and a high school chemistry class were students actually did experiements instead of just watching. DO you, or your childern, want to actually learn chemistry? Then get this book.
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For students, DIY hobbyists, and science buffs, who can no longer get real chemistry sets, this one-of-a-kind guide explains how to set up and use a home chemistry lab, with step-by-step instructions for conducting experiments in basic chemistry — not just to make pretty colors and stinky smells, but to learn how to do real lab work: