Laboratory Experiments for Chemistry: The Central Science - Softcover

Brown, Theodore; LeMay, H.; Bursten, Bruce; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Nelson, John; Kemp, Kenneth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0136002854 ISBN 13: 9780136002857

Publisher: Pearson, 2008

Synopsis

This manual contains 43 finely tuned, self-contained experiments chosen to introduce basic lab techniques and to illustrate core chemical principles. The Eleventh Edition has been revised to correlate more tightly with Brown/LeMay/Bursten’s Chemistry: The Central Science, 11/e and now features a guide on how to keep a lab report notebook. Safety and waste management are covered in greater detail, and many pre-lab and post-lab questions have been updated. The labs can also be customized through Catalyst, Pearson's custom database program. 

KEY TOPICS:
Basic Laboratory Techniques; Identification of Substances by Physical Properties; Separation of the Components of a Mixture; Chemical Reactions; Chemical Formulas; Chemical Reactions of Copper and Percent Yield; Chemicals in Everyday Life: What Are They and How Do We Know? Gravimetric Analysis of a Chloride Salt; Gravimetric Determination of Phosphorus in Plant Food; Paper Chromatography: Separation of Cations and Dyes; Molecular Geometries of Covalent Molecules: Lewis Structures and the VSEPR model; Atomic Spectra and Atomic Structure; Behavior of Gases: Molar Mass of a Vapor; Determination of R: The Gas-Law Constant; Activity Series; Electrolysis, the Faraday, and Avogadro’s Number; Electrochemical Cells and Thermodynamics; The Chemistry of Oxygen: Basic and Acidic Oxides and the Periodic Table; Colligative Properties: Freezing-Point Depression and Molar Mass; Titration of Acids and Bases; Reactions in Aqueous Solutions: Metathesis Reactions and Net Ionic Equations; Colorimetric Determination of an Equilibrium Constant in Aqueous Solution; Chemical Equilibrium: LeChâtelier’s Principle; Hydrolysis of Salts and pH of Buffer Solutions; Determination of the Dissociation Constant of a Weak Acid; Titration Curves of Polyprotic Acids; Determination of the Solubility-Product Constant for a Sparingly Soluble Salt; Heat of Neutralization; Rates of Chemical Reactions I: A Clock Reaction; Rates of Chemical Reactions II: Rate and Order of Decomposition; Introduction to Qualitative Analysis; Abbreviated Qualitative-Analysis Scheme.

MARKET:
A hands-on workbook/CD useful for anyone studying general chemistry.

About this title

About the Author

Presenting a total of 41 finely tuned experiments that have been tested by thousands of students, this comprehensive manual teaches students basic laboratory techniques, reviews chemical concepts, helps students identify different chemical substances, and helps students learn to think like scientists.

Each experiment:

• States learning objectives
• Lists apparatus and chemicals needed for that particular experiment
• Describes what the experiment will prove
• Highlights and safety disposal information
• Provides step-by-step procedures
• Poses preliminary questions and emphasizes important take-away points
• Concludes with report sheets for answering questions and tabulating results

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0136002854
• ISBN 13: 9780136002857
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Number of pages: 624