Practical Skills in Chemistry (PSK)

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This text's unique and comprehensive coverage includes: general advice on practical work; basic laboratory skills, classical and instrumental techniques; analysis and presentation of data; information technology; library resources; and communicating information. Front cover
......Page 1 Preface......Page 10 Boxes......Page 8 Abbreviations......Page 14 Table of contents
......Page 6 Fundamental laboratory techniques......Page 16 1 - Basic principles
......Page 18 2 - Health and safety
......Page 21 3 - Working with liquids
......Page 24 4 - Basic laboratory procedures I
......Page 30 5 - Basic laboratory procedures II
......Page 41 6 - Principles of solution chemistry
......Page 60 7 - pH and buffer solutions
......Page 71 Resources for fundamental laboratory techniques......Page 77 The investigative approach......Page 78 8 - Making and recording measurements
......Page 80 9 - SI units and their use
......Page 85 10 - Scientific method and design of experiments
......Page 90 11 - Project work
......Page 95 Resources for the investigative approach......Page 98 Laboratory techniques......Page 100 12 - Melting points
......Page 102 13 - Recrystallization
......Page 107 14 - Solvent extraction
......Page 117 15 - Distillation
......Page 122 16 - Reflux
......Page 131 17 - Evaporation
......Page 136 18 - Inert atmosphere methods
......Page 140 Resources for laboratory techniques......Page 146 Classical techniques......Page 148 19 - Qualitative techniques for inorganic analysis
......Page 150 20 - Gravimetry
......Page 154 21 - Procedures in volumetric analysis
......Page 156 22 - Acid-base titrations
......Page 163 23 - Complexometric titrations
......Page 166 24 - Redox titrations
......Page 170 25 - Precipitation titrations
......Page 172 Resources for classical techniques......Page 175 Instrumental techniques......Page 176 26 - Basic spectroscopy
......Page 178 27 - Atomic spectroscopy
......Page 185 28 - Infrared spectroscopy
......Page 195 29 - Nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry
......Page 205 30 - Mass spectrometry
......Page 215 31 - Chromatography - introduction
......Page 220 32 - Gas and liquid chromatography
......Page 226 33 - Electrophoresis
......Page 240 34 - Electroanalytical techniques
......Page 244 35 - Radioactive isotopes and their uses
......Page 250 36 - Thermal analysis
......Page 258 Resources for instrumental techniques......Page 261 Analysis and presentation of data......Page 264 37 - Using graphs
......Page 266 38 - Presenting data in tables
......Page 271 39 - Hints for solving numerical problems
......Page 274 40 - Descriptive statistics
......Page 279 41 - Choosing and using statistical tests
......Page 286 42 - Drawing chemical structures
......Page 295 43 - Chemometrics
......Page 300 44 - Computational chemistry
......Page 306 Resources for analysis and presentation of data......Page 309 Information technology and library resources......Page 312 45 - The Internet and World Wide Web
......Page 314 46 - Internet resources for chemistry
......Page 317 47 - Using spread sheets
......Page 322 48 - Word processors, databases and other packages
......Page 326 49 - Finding and citing published information
......Page 332 Communicating information......Page 338 50 - General aspects of scientific writing
......Page 340 51 - Writing essays
......Page 345 52 - Reporting practical and project work
......Page 347 53 - Writing literature surveys and reviews
......Page 354 54 - Organizing a poster display
......Page 356 55 - Giving an oral presentation
......Page 359 56 - Examinations
......Page 363 Resources for communicating information......Page 369 References
......Page 370 Index
......Page 372