Introduction to Chemical Principles: A Laboratory Approach

by Susan A. Weiner, Blaine Harrison

Overview

The seventh edition of this superb lab manual offers 36 class-tested experiments, suitable for introductory, preparatory, and health science chemistry courses and texts, including INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY: AN ACTIVE LEARNING APPROACH, Fourth Edition by Cracolice and Peters. Experiments in this lab manual teach users to collect and analyze experimental data and provide them with a strong foundation for further course work in general chemistry. This edition offers users a wide variety of experiments to customize their laboratory program, including many microscale experiments. All experiments can be completed in a three-hour laboratory period. As in the Sixth Edition, there are Work Pages for each experiment as well as Report Sheets for users to take notes and record experimental data and results, which facilitate instructor grading of experiments.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780495114796
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	01/27/2009
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	480
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.80(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Susan Weiner was born in Hungary and moved to the United States in 1957, after receiving her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Technical University in Hungary. She earned a Master's of Science in Chemistry from New York University, and worked in research at the New York University Medical School, the University of California, Berkeley, and for the Dow Chemical Company. She is the author of more than twenty publications for various professional journals on Sea Water Conversion and currently teaches at West Valley College, where she served for many years as the Chemistry Department chair. Also an instrument rated pilot, Weiner enjoys flying and spending time with her twin granddaughters.

Dr. Blaine Harrison is a professor of Introductory and Organic Chemistry at West Valley College in Saratoga, CA. He received his B.S. in Biochemistry from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 1989 and his Ph.D in Organic Chemistry from UC Santa Cruz in 1998.

Table of Contents

SAFETY IN THE LABORATORY. LABORATORY PROCEDURES. EXPERIMENTS: 1. Properties and Changes of Matter (m). 2. The Chemistry of Some Household Products. 3. Separation of Cations by Paper Chromatography (m). 4. Densities of Liquids and Solids. 5. Simplest Formula of a Compound (m). 6. Hydrates (m). 7. Percentage of Oxygen in Potassium Chlorate. 8. Calorimetry. 9. Chemical Names and Formulas: A Study Assignment. 10. Chemical Equations: A Study Assignment. 11. Mole Ratio for a Chemical Reaction (m). 12. Types of Chemical Reactions (m). 13. Qualitative Analysis of Some Common Ions (m). 14. Separation of Cations. 15. Molecular Models: A Study Assignment. 16. Molar Volume of a Gas (m). 17. Molar Mass Determination by Freezing-Point Depression. 18. The Conductivity of Solutions: A Demonstration. 19. Net Ionic Equations: A Study Assignment. 20. Titration of Acids and Bases—I. 21. Titration of Acids and Bases—II. 22. Determination of a Chemical Equation. 23. A Study of Reaction Rates. 24. Chemical Equilibrium (m). 25. Measurement of pH with Indicators. 26. Introduction to Oxidation-Reduction Reactions (m). 27. Organic Nomenclature. 28. Hydrocarbons and Alcohols. 29. Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids. 30. Esters. 31. Preparation of Aspirin. 32. Preparation and Properties of a Soap. 33. Carbohydrates. 34. Lipids. 35. Amino Acids and Proteins. 36. Enzymes. WORKSHEETS: 1. Significant Figures. 2. Dimensional Analysis. 3. Avogrado's Number-Moles. 4. Formula Writing. 5. Equation Balancing-Types of Reactions. 6. Stoichiometry. 7. Atomic Structure. 8. Gases. 9. Solutions. 10. Oxidation-Reduction. 11. Acids and Bases. Appendix.