Laboratory Manual for General, Organic, and Biochemistry

I. General Laboratory Procedures and Laboratory Safety II. Basic Concepts, Measurement, and Properties 1 Measurement and Density 2 Preparing Graphs 3 The Identification of an Unknown Liquid III. Chemical Separations 4 Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures 5 Separation Using Chromatographic Techniques IV. Chemical Formulas, Equations, Mass Relationships, and Structure 6 Hydrates and the Determination of the Formula of a Hydrate 7 Simple Chemical Reactions 8 Analysis of a KClO3-KCl Mixture 9 The Structure of Covalent Molecules and Polyatomic Ions V. The Chemical Behavior of Elements 10 An Activity Series of Several Metals 11 The Preparation and Properties of Oxygen and the Properties of Oxides VI. The Gas Laws 12 Boyle's Law and Charles' Law 13 The Combined Gas Law and Dalton's Law VII. Acid-Base Chemistry 14 Acid-Base Titrations 15 Acids, Bases, pH, Hydrolysis, and Buffers VIII. Organic and Biochemistry 16 The Structure of Hydrocarbons 17 Properties of Hydrocarbons 18 The Synthesis of Aspirin 19 The Properties and Preparation of Esters and Soaps 20 Alcohols 21 Aldehydes and Ketones 22 Organic Functional Group Tests 23 The Detection of Fats, Proteins, and Carbohydrates in Foods 24 The Characterization of Carbohydrates 25 Enzyme Action 26 Analysis of Proteins and Amino Acids by Chromatography 27 Digestion Appendixes A: Vapor Pressure of Water at Several Temperatures B: Concentration of Common Acids and Bases C: Values of Physical Constants D: The Metric Prefixes E: Conversion Factors F: An Introduction to Chemical Nomenclature G: Significant Figures and Rounding Numbers H: The Solubility Rules Periodic Table (inside front cover)