Laboratory Inquiry in Chemistry / Edition 3

by Richard Bauer, James Birk, Doug Sawyer

Overview

LABORATORY INQUIRY IN CHEMISTRY teaches you the skills you need to easily complete your laboratory investigations. Each investigation begins with a scenario that puts a real-life spin on the problem at hand, provides you with a sense of why the project is relevant, and creates a scenario that is comparable to what chemists face in the real world. Completing experiments is easy with a list of goals, materials, reagents, guidelines, and hints found at the beginning of each investigation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780495113454
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	03/27/2008
Series:	Brooks/Cole Laboratory Series for General Chemistry
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Richard Bauer received his undergraduate degree from Saginaw Valley State University and his doctorate from Purdue University. He now coordinates the general chemistry program at Arizona State University. His scholarly interests in chemical education include laboratory instruction, TA training, and alternative modes of lecture instruction.


James Birk received his undergraduate degree from St. John's University and his doctorate from Iowa State University. His specializations are inorganic chemistry, chemical education, and computer education. He has been a professor for thirty-five years and is tenured at Arizona State University. Birk is the author of several papers appearing in the "Journal of Chemical Education" as well as twenty-seven books and monographs.


Doug Sawyer received his undergraduate degree from Coe College and his doctorate from Iowa State University. He now teaches at Scottsdale Community College, where he is the chair of the Physical Sciences department. He serves as the American Chemical Society councilor for Central Arizona and is also a chemical consultant for several companies. His work also includes photography for chemistry texts at Houghton Mifflin. In his spare time, he plays bass for the Lynwood Flyers, a local blues band.

Table of Contents

The Investigations. 1. What Are the Safety Concerns in the Laboratory? 2. Whats in the Flask? 3. How Should Data Trends Be Presented? 4. How Is Lab Equipment Used? 5. What Relationships Exist Among Elements? 6. What's in the Bottles? 7. How Can the Waste Be Made Useful? 8. Is the Water Hard or Soft? 9. How Hot Is the Water? 10. Which Metal Will Burn the Skin? 11. How Much Acetic Acid Is in Vinegar? 12. Are All Neutralization Reactions the Same? 13. How Many Waters of Hydration Are in the Formula? 14. How Much Sodium Bicarbonate Is in the Mixture? 15. Is It Economical to Recycle Aluminum? 16. What Is a Copper Cycle? 17. Who Wrote the Ransom Note? 18. How Can UV Sensitive Beads Be Used to Test Sunscreens? 19. What Factors Affect the Intensity of Color? 20. How Much Cobalt Is in the Soil? 21. How Much Copper Is in the Coin? 22. Which Iron Compound Is It? 23. Should We Mine This Ore? 24. Why Do Liquids Evaporate at Different Rates? 25. What Are the Structures of Some Alloys? 26. How Is LED Light Color Related to Composition? 27. What Is the Molar Mass of Mars Ice Gas? 28. How Much Gas Is Produced? 29. Which Alcohols Are in the Barrels? 30. How Is Heat of Combustion Measured Indirectly? 31. What Is the Rate Law? 32. How Fast Does the Crystal Violet Decolorize? 33. Why Is the Vinegar Factory Rusting? 34. What Factors Affect the Solubility of Kidney Stones? 35. How Many Chemicals Are in the Vial? 36. What Factors Affect Chemical Equilibrium? 37. What Is the Formation Constant? 38. Are Household Items Acidic, Basic, or Neutral? 39. What Is the pH of Soil? 40. What Is the Acid Dissociation Constant? 41. What Is the Solubility Product? 42. What Are Some Chemical Properties of Cream of Tartar? 43. What Are the Metals? 44. How Can a Battery Be Made from Coins? 45. What Is the Complex Ion? 46. What Formulation Makes the Best Toy? 47. How Are Anions Identified? 48. How Are Cations Identified? 49. How Are More Cations Identified? 50. How Are Ionic Solids Identified? Appendix A: Automated Data Collection. Appendix B: Transmittance and Absorbance Data Collection. Appendix C: Measuring pH. Appendix D: Temperature Data Collection. Appendix E: Pressure Data Collection. Appendix F: Voltage Data Collection. Appendix G: Selected Laboratory Techniques. Appendix H: Laboratory Equipment. Appendix I: Sample Material Safety Data Sheet. Appendix J: Tables

Editorial Reviews

"I felt that there were many different choices for labs that could be matched to any particular text for general chemistry I really like that fact that the lab manual offers a wide variety of choices for inquiry based labs."Dr. Jamie Schneide, Winona State University.

"The emphasis put upon the students to think through a process rather than just following directions, the different writing styles for the reports, and the real-life connections to chemistry are the best part of the text." "I am very pleased with the variety of writing styles required of the students for their reports. Having the students prepare traditional scientific reports at all times does not adequately prepare them for jobs in the work force. The inclusion of cost analysis (Exp. 17), recommendations (Exp. 16), formulas, graphs, comparisons, etc. as part of the report not only helps the students prepare for future careers (in or outside chemistry) but it also makes grading for the instructors more interesting."Dr. Cynthia Lamberty, Nicholls State University.

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