| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xv, 415 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
DIY science |
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DIY science.
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| Note |
"Includes complete illustrated guide to setting up your home laboratory, equipment lists and instructions, comprehensive charts and photographs, dozens of experiments you can try at home"--Cover. |
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Includes index. |
| 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 -- Quantitative analysis -- Synthesis of useful compounds -- Forensic chemistry. |
| Summary |
Provides information on setting up an in-home chemistry lab, covers the basics of chemistry, and offers a variety of experiments. |
| Subject |
Chemistry -- Experiments.
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Chemistry -- Laboratory manuals.
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Chemistry -- Popular works.
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| ISBN |
9780596514921 paperback |
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0596514921 paperback |
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