Introductory College Chemistry Laboratory Experiments

Just as the laboratory is designed to support and enhance student understanding of material learned/ learning/to be learned in lecture, this manual is designed to support and enhance the textbook. As such, the introductory material for each experiment has not been written as a substitute for or complete description of the topics covered. What we have attempted to do herein is to provide a brief description of the underlying theory of each experiment and included the main topics in bold to highlight the terms about which students should seek a full understanding in the lecture textbook.

This NEW Edition features:

• enhanced procedures with questions
• questions asking students to think about what has just happened or what they expect will happen next.
• revised data sheets, while students are still coached through all data manipulation with equations provided,
• included units to encourage attention to why the equations work.
• updated questions and problems to be made suitable for either pre-lab or post-lab use, as the instructor sees fit.