A Laboratory Manual:
Experience the Extraordinary Chemistry of Ordinary Things
Fourth Edition
by
B. Coburn Richardson and Thomas G. Chasteen
Published by John Wiley and Sons Copyright
2003
Table of Contents
First Day in the Laboratory examples
of graphical safety icons used in our book
Common Laboratory Equipment (example
page)
Experimental Procedures Experiment 1 The Ubiquitous Bunsen
Burner
Experiment 2 Going Metric With the Rest of the World
Experiment 3 Recycling Aluminum Chemically (example
page)
Experiment 4 Radioactivity
Experiment 5 O2 Content of Air Introduction to
Spectroscopy
Experiment 6 Chromatography of Natural Pigments
Experiment 7 Heat of Combustion
Experiment 8 Unknowns in an Homologous Series
Experiment 9 Alcohol Content of Beverages and Consumer Products
Experiment 10 Why Is Water Harder Than Iron?
Experiment 11 The Staff of Life and Chlorine
Experiment 12 Meat Analysis: Fat, Water, and Protein/Carbohydrate
Content
Experiment 13 Vitamin C in Your Diet
Experiment 14 Label Reading: Know What You Buy, Use and Eat
Experiment 15 Chromatography of Artificial Colors
Experiment 16 Warning: This Experiment May Contain Lead
Experiment 17 Caffeine Crystals from Beverages
Experiment 18 Fluoridation. What-Another Plot to Poison Us?
Experiment 19 Sunglasses, Ultraviolet Radiation, and You
Experiment 20 The Apparent Molecular Weight of Air
The World of Plastics and Synthetics (introduction
page) and (polymer
examples)
Experiment 21 A Polyamide: Nylon
Experiment 22 Polystyrene: Casting Resin
Experiment 23 Polyurethane: Rigid Foams
Experiment 24 Hangover Havens: Salicylic Acid Derivatives
Experiment 25 Pyrolysis of Wood
Experiment 26 Chemical Model Building
Experiment 27 The Last Day in the Lab and Glass Etching, Checkout
Credits