Table Of ContentPreface Safety Regulations for Chemistry Laboratories Experiment 1 Classification Experiment 2 Use of the Balance: Determining the Densities of Some Common Objects Experiment 3 Separation of Solids from Liquids Experiment 4 Use of the Gas Burner: Study of Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures Experiment 5 Empirical Formula of a Compound Experiment 6 Analyzing Unseen Things (Electrons in Atoms and Objects in ""Black Boxes"") Experiment 7 Odor Sensitivity Lab Exercise 1 Arranging Twenty-One Elements Experiment 8 The Periodic Table: The Chemistry of Elements Within a Group Experiment 9 The Law of Definite Composition Experiment 10 Types of Chemical Reactions Experiment 11 Determination of the Amount of Phosphate in Water Experiment 12 Measuring the pH of Some Acids, Bases, and Salts Experiment 13 Water of Hydration: The Formula for a Hydrate Experiment 14 The Acetic Acid Content of Vinegar Experiment 15 Water Hardness: A Titration Analysis Experiment 16 Charles's Law: A Look at One of the Gas Laws Experiment 17 Melting Points and Boiling Points of Some Organic Compounds Experiment 18 The Personal Air Pollution Test: The Analysis of Solids in Cigarette Smoke Experiment 19 Voltaic and Electrolytic Cells Experiment 20 Radioactivity Experiment 21 Organic Compounds: A Look at Some Different Kinds Experiment 22 Carbohydrates, lipids, and Proteins Experiment 23 Determination of the Amount of Iron in Water Experiment 24 Determination of the Dissolved-Oxygen Content of Water Experiment 25 Chemical Kinetics: Rates of Reaction Hand Tables TABLE 1 Solubilities TABLE 2 Charges of Positive and Negative Ions Used Frequently in Chemistry TABLE 3 Prefixes and Abbreviations TABLE 4 The Metric System TABLE 5 Conversion of Units (English - Metric) TABLE 6 Naturally Occurring Isotopes of the First 15 Elements TABLE 7 Electron Configuration of the Elements TABLE 8 Heats of Formation at 25°C and 1 atm Pressure TABLE 9 Pressure of Water Vapor, PH2O, at Various Temperatures TABLE 10 Alphabetical List of the Elements
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SynopsisLaboratory Experiment for Basic Chemistry was written for use in a one-term or two-quarter introductory course. It is the perfect companion for the textbook, Essential Concepts of Chemistry . The 25 experiments contained in this manual exemplify key principles covered in lectures and give students an opportunity to learn skills that will be useful in their further study of college chemistry.