Synopses & Reviews
This established manual focuses on using non-hazardous materials to teach the experimental nature of general chemistry. Experiments are written to address students of various academic backgrounds, and differing interests and abilities in chemistry. While most experiments can be conducted in a single three-hour period, some have been designed to be completed over an extended time to illustrate that chemical systems do not work at an arbitrary schedule. Suggestions are provided for combining experiments of shorter length and similar pedagogy.
Synopsis
This is not your average chemistry lab manual. LAB EXPERIMENTS FOR GENERAL CHEMISTRY walks you through the standard chemistry experiments but it also includes "guided discovery" experiments that let you take control of your own learning. With this manual, you won't get lost in class and you might just learn something new as well. Get the grade you need and experiment for yourself with LAB EXPERIMENTS FOR GENERAL CHEMISTRY.
About the Author
Toby Block was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and received her BS in chemistry (cum laude) from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. She earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry (with an inorganic minor) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She was an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point teaching introductory chemistry, physical chemistry, and inorganic chemistry before joining the staff of the Georgia Institute of Technology as a laboratory coordinator in 1980. At Georgia Tech, Block supervises the work of teaching assistants in the introductory chemistry laboratories and lectures to introductory chemistry classes. She chaired the 1990 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education at Georgia Tech campus. Toby Block is also an author of LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS IN GENERAL CHEMISTRY, Fourth Edition. George McKelvy was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and received his BS in Secondary Education, Mathematics and Physical Sciences from the University of Tennessee, Martin, Tennessee. He taught Middle (Mathematics) and Secondary School (Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics) for 23 years while earning his M.Ed. in Physical Sciences from Georgia State University. His Ph.D. in (Physical) Science Education came after teaching Physics and Mathematics at Clayton College and State University and joining the staff of the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1996. His initial position as Demonstration Teacher included working with Toby Block in the introductory laboratories and the teaching faculty in enhancing introductory lectures. George has authored several articles on demonstrations as well as using computers to enhance the teaching/learning experience in Chemistry and presented at many national and international conventions regarding the same.
Table of Contents
1. Getting Started in the Laboratory. 2. On the Nature of Pennies. 3. Density. 4. The Strange Case of the Floating Cans. 5. Separation of a Mixture into Its Components by Fractional Crystallization. 6. Fun with Solutions. 7. Properties of Oxides, Hydroxides, and Oxo-acids. 8. Volumetric Analysis: Acid/Base Titration Using Indicators. 9. Jobs Method: Determining the Stoichiometry of a Reaction. 10. The Synthesis of Cobalt Oxalate Hydrate. 11. The Synthesis of a Nitrite Complex. 12. Determination of the Composition of Cobalt Oxalate Hydrate. 13. The Burning of a Candle. 14. The Gasimetric Analysis of a Nitrite Complex. 15. The Vapor Pressure of Water. 16. The Vapor Pressure of an Azeotropic Mixture of Isopropyl Alcohol and Water. 17. Freezing-Point Depression. 18. Acid/Base Titration of Ascorbic Acid. 19. Absorption Spectroscopy and Beers Law. 20. Chemical Equilibria. 21. Determination of the Dissociation Constant of an Acid-Base Indicator. 22. Hydrolysis of Salts. 23. pH Titration. 24. Spectrophotometric Determination of the Percentage of Phosphoric Acid in Cola Drinks. 25. Temperature Change and Equilibrium. 26. Analysis of Bleach for Hypochlorite Content. 27. Redox Titration of Ascorbic Acid. 28. Determination of the Solubility Product of Copper Iodate. 29. Electrochemical Cells. 30. Enthalpy of Hydration of Ammonium Chloride. 31. Calorimetric Study of the Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide. 32. Thermodynamic Prediction of Precipitation Reactions. 33. Kinetic Study of the Reaction between Iron (III) Ions and Iodide Ions. 34. Kinetics. 35. Atomic Energy Levels and Spectra. 36. Constructing an Alien Periodic Table. 37. Isomerism in Organic Chemistry. 38. Properties of Aspirin. 39. Qualitative Analysis of Household Chemicals. 40. Qualitative Analysis of the Acid Chloride Group. 41. Qualitative Analysis: Tests for Ba2+, Al3+, Fe3+, Cu2+, Ni2+, Mn2+, and K+. 42. Qualitative Analysis of an Unknown. 43.Analysis of Soluble Salt. 44. Extraction of Aqueous Iodine with Mineral Oil.