Chemical Principles in the Laboratory

by Slowinski, Emil; Wolsey, Wayne C.; Masterton, William L.

• ISBN13: 9780030311673
• ISBN10: 0030311675
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-02
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

Succeed in chemistry with CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES IN THE LABORATORY! Clear, user-friendly, and direct, this lab manual provides you with the tools you need to successfully complete lab experiments and lab reports. Analyzing the data you observe in the lab sessions is easy with the Advance Study Assignments, found throughout the manual, that give you extra practice with processing data through sample questions.

Table of Contents

The Densities of Liquids and Solids	1	(6)
Resolution of Matter into Pure Substances, I. Paper Chromatography	7	(8)
Resolution of Matter into Pure Substances, II. Fractional Crystallization	15	(8)
Determination of a Chemical Formula	23	(6)
Identification of a Compound by Mass Relationships	29	(6)
Properties of Hydrates	35	(6)
Analysis of an Unknown Chloride	41	(6)
Determination of the Barometric Pressure--Finding the Absolute Zero of Temperature	47	(10)
Molar Mass of a Volatile Liquid	57	(6)
Analysis of an Aluminum-Zinc Alloy	63	(8)
The Atomic Spectrum of Hydrogen	71	(10)
The Alkaline Earths and the Halogens--Two Families in the Periodic Table	81	(8)
The Geometrical Structure of Molecules--An Experiment Using Molecular Models	89	(10)
Heat Effects and Calorimetry	99	(8)
Vapor Pressure and Heat of Vaporization of Liquids	107	(10)
The Structure of Crystals--An Experiment Using Models	117	(12)
Classification of Chemical Substances	129	(8)
Some Nonmetals and Their Compounds--Preparations and Properties	137	(8)
Molar Mass Determination by Depression of the Freezing Point	145	(10)
Rates of Chemical Reactions, I. The Iodination of Acetone	155	(10)
Rates of Chemical Reactions, II. A Clock Reaction	165	(10)
Properties of Systems in Chemical Equilibrium--Le Chatelier's Principle	175	(12)
Determination of the Equilibrium Constant for a Chemical Reaction	187	(10)
The Standardization of a Basic Solution and the Determination of the Molar Mass of an Acid	197	(8)
pH Measurements--Buffers and Their Properties	205	(10)
Determination of the Solubility Product of PbI2	215	(6)
Relative Stabilities of Complex Ions and Precipitates Prepared From Solutions of Copper(II)	221	(8)
Determination of the Hardness of Water	229	(6)
Synthesis and an Analysis of a Coordination Compound	235	(12)
Determination of Iron by Reaction with Permanganate--A Redox Titration	247	(6)
Determination of an Equivalent Mass by Electrolysis	253	(8)
Voltaic Cell Measurements	261	(10)
Preparation of Copper(I) Chloride	271	(6)
Development of a Scheme for Qualitative Analysis	277	(6)
Spot Tests for Some Common Anions	283	(8)
Qualitative Analysis of Group I Cations	291	(8)
Qualitative Analysis of Group II Cations	299	(8)
Qualitative Analysis of Group III Cations	307	(8)
Identification of a Pure Ionic Solid	315	(8)
The Ten Test Tube Mystery	323	(8)
Preparation of Aspirin	331	(8)
Rate Studies on the Decomposition of Aspirin	339	(8)
Analysis for Vitamin C	347	(6)
Appendix I Vapor Pressure of Water	353	(2)
Appendix II Summary of Solubility Properties of Ions and Solids	355	(2)
Appendix IIA Some Properties of the Cations in Groups I, II, and III	357	(4)
Appendix III Table of Atomic Masses (Based on Carbon-12)	361	(2)
Appendix IV Making Measurements--Laboratory Techniques	363	(12)
Appendix V Mathematical Considerations--Making Graphs	375	(6)
Appendix VI Suggested Locker Equipment	381	(2)
Appendix VII Suggestions for Extension of the Experiments to ``Real World Problems''	383