Illustrated guide to home chemistry experiments all lab, no lecture

For students, DIY hobbyists, and science buffs, who can no longer get real chemistry sets, this one-of-a-kind guide explains how to set up and use a home chemistry lab, with step-by-step instructions for conducting experiments in basic chemistry -- not just to make pretty colors and stinky smells,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thompson, Robert Bruce (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Beijing : O'Reilly 2008.
Edition:First edition
Series:DIY science
Subjects:
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627323506719
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Laboratory safety
  • Equipping a home chemistry lab
  • Chemicals for the home chemistry lab
  • Mastering laboratory skills
  • Laboratory : Separating mixtures
  • Solubility and solutions
  • Colligative properties of solutions
  • Introduction to chemical reactions and stoichiometry
  • Reduction-oxidation (Redox) reactions
  • Acid-base chemistry
  • Chemical kinetics
  • Chemical equilibrium and Le Chateller's principle
  • Gas chemistry
  • Thermochemistry and calorimetry
  • electrochemistry
  • Photochemistry
  • Colloids and suspensions
  • Qualitative analysis
  • Synthesis of useful compounds
  • Forensic chemistry.