The definitive lab manual for the two-semester General Chemistry course! This manual contains experiments that cover the most commonly assigned experiments found in a typical two-semester course.

Experiments

1 Introduction to Laboratory Techniques

2 Nomenclature and Reaction Stoichiometry

3 Analysis of Water

4 Determination of a Chemical Formula

5 The Molar Volume of Gases

6 Thermochemistry

7 Reaction Enthalpies and Hess's Law

8 Atomic Spectroscopy

9 Determination of Avogadro's Number

10 Colligative Properties: Freezing Point Depression

11 Kinetics: The Rate of a Chemical Reaction

12 Chemical Kinetics: Rate of Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide

13 Reaction Reversibility and Le Chatelier's Principle

14 Determination of an Equilibrium Constant Using a Spectrophotometer

15 Antacid Analysis and the Determination of the Percent Acetic Acid in Vinegar

16 Acid-Base Equilibria: Determination of Acid Ionization Constants

17 Recycling Aluminum

18 The Oxidation of Vitamin C

19 Oxidation-Reduction Electrochemistry

20 Thermodynamics of Electrochemical Cells

21 Synthesis of Transition Metal Coordination Complexes

22 Synthesis of Aspirin and Oil of Wintergreen

Appendix 1 Solubility of Ionic Compounds

Appendix 2 Vapor Pressure of Water

Appendix 3 Spectrophotometer

Appendix 4 Equipment

Appendix 5 Acid Ionization Constants