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, but to learn how to do real lab work:
- Purify alcohol by distillation
- Produce hydrogen and oxygen gas by electrolysis
- Smelt metallic copper from copper ore you make yourself
- Analyze the makeup of seawater, bone, and other common substances
- Synthesize oil of wintergreen from aspirin and rayon fiber from paper
- Perform forensics tests for fingerprints, blood, drugs, and poisons
- and much more
From the 1930s through the 1970s, chemistry sets were among the most
popular Christmas gifts, selling in the millions. But two decades ago,
real chemistry sets began to disappear as manufacturers and retailers
became concerned about liability., em>The Illustrated Guide to Home
Chemistry Experiments steps up to the plate with lessons on how to equip
your home chemistry lab, master laboratory skills, and work safely in
your lab. The bulk of this book consists of 17 hands-on chapters that
include multiple laboratory sessions on the following topics:
- Separating Mixtures
- Solubility and Solutions
- Colligative Properties of Solutions
- Introduction to Chemical Reactions & Stoichiometry
- Reduction-Oxidation (Redox) Reactions
- Acid-Base Chemistry
- Chemical Kinetics
- Chemical Equilibrium and Le Chatelier's Principle
- Gas Chemistry
- Thermochemistry and Calorimetry
- Electrochemistry
- Photochemistry
- Colloids and Suspensions
- Qualitative Analysis
- Quantitative Analysis
- Synthesis of Useful Compounds
- Forensic Chemistry
With plenty of full-color illustrations and photos, Illustrated Guide
to Home Chemistry Experiments offers introductory level sessions
suitable for a middle school or first-year high school chemistry
laboratory course, and more advanced sessions suitable for students who
intend to take the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Chemistry exam.
A student who completes all of the laboratories in this book will have
done the equivalent of two full years of high school chemistry lab work
or a first-year college general chemistry laboratory course.
This hands-on introduction to real chemistry -- using real equipment,
real chemicals, and real quantitative experiments -- is ideal for the
many thousands of young people and adults who want to experience the
magic of chemistry.
