This new edition of the Beran lab manual emphasizes chemical principles as well as techniques. The manual helps students understand the timing and situations for the various techniques. The Beran lab manual has long been a market leading lab manual for general chemistry. Each experiment is presented with concise objectives, a comprehensive list of techniques, and detailed lab intros and step-by-step procedures.

Preface
Photo Credits
Laboratory Safety and Guidelines
Laboratory Data
Laboratory Techniques
Experiments
Introduction
The Laboratory and SI
Basic Laboratory Operations
Chemical and Physical Properties
Identification of a Compound: Chemical Properties
Water Analysis: Solids
Paper Chromatography
Percent Water in a Hydrated Salt
Inorganic Nomenclature I. Oxidation Numbers
Inorganic Nomenclature II. Binary Compounds
Inorganic Nomenclature III. Ternary Compounds
Acids, Bases, and Salts
Mole Concept
Empirical Formulas
Limiting Reactant
A Volumetric Analysis
Vinegar Analysis
Atomic and Molecular Structure
Periodic Table and Periodic Law
Atomic and Molecular Structure
Gases
Molar Mass of a Volatile Liquid
A Carbonate Analysis; Molar
Volume of Carbon Dioxide
Solutions
Molar Mass of a Solid
Synthesis of Potassium Alum
Acid-Base Equilibria and Analysis
LeChâtelier's Principle; Buffers
Antacid Analysis
Potentiometric Analyses
Aspirin Synthesis and Analysis
Alkalinity of a Water Resource
Hard Water Analysis
Molar Solubility; Common-Ion Effect
Kinetics
Factors Affecting Reaction Rates
A Rate Law and Activation Energy
Thermodynamics
Calorimetry
Thermodynamics of the Dissolution of Borax
Oxidation-Reduction Systems and Analysis
Oxidation–Reduction Reactions
Chemistry of Copper
Bleach Analysis
Vitamin C Analysis
Dissolved Oxygen Levels in Natural Waters
Galvanic Cells, the Nernst Equation
Electrolytic Cells, Avogadro's Number
Transition Metal Systems and Analysis
An Equilibrium Constant
Spectrophotometric Metal Ion Analysis
Transition Metal Complexes
Qualitative Analysis
Preface to Qualitative Analysis
Qual: Common Anions
Qual I. Na_, K_, , Mg2_, Ca2_, Cu2
Qual II. Ni2_, Fe3_, Al3_, Zn2_,
Appendixes
Conversion Factors
Treatment of Data
Graphing Data
Familiar Names of Common Chemicals
Vapor Pressure of Water
Concentrations of Acids and Bases
Water Solubility of Inorganic Salts
Laboratory Manual for Principles of General Chemistry
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