Microscale Inorganic Chemistry: A Comprehensive Laboratory Experience
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (649 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0471619965 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
-- The publisher, John Wiley & Sons. Teachers Manual available
"Good Lab Text" according to Jason B.. This is a good introductory inorganic test. It does a great job explaining procedure and theory in the first few chapters.Some of the end of chapter questions are esoteric, especially the literature search ones.The biggest problem is that some of the lab procedures give poor yields when applied. The procedure should be cross-referenced to make sure that it gives the best yield.. An excellent teaching (and learning) tool Michael Shaver (mpshvr@mta.ca) This is a wonderful combination of some simple chemistry experiments that allow students (such as myself) to gain insight into the experimental world of inorganic chemistry. The laboratory experiments are real, interesting, and also allow the student to think about what is happening, and to apply their knowledge to taking the experiments to a further level. This is an excellent book, and probably the best source available for inorganic experiments for undergrads.. "a good lab manual but ." according to JimD. I've used this lab manual for a microscale inorganic laboratory course for about a dozen years. There is a nice selection of experiments which cover most of the basics appropriate for a senior-level course. But the reviewer who comments on the reaction yields is right. Some of the yields are so poor that I maintain commercial samples of the products so that students will have something to characterize. I have even written the authors with questions about improvin
Divided into four main parts, the book covers chemistry of the main group elements, chemistry of the transition metals, organometallic chemistry, and bioinorganic chemistry. Recognizing the high cost of materials, difficulties in waste disposal, and dangers of toxicity, the authors have adopted a ``microscale'' approach to experiments in the book, thereby also reducing the time students spend in preparation. This text is intended to provide students with instruction and valuable laboratory experience in the often neglected area of inorganic chemistry. With over 45 experiments, Microscale Inorganic Chemistry incorporates the use of a broad sampling of elements and also covers such topics as laboratory safety, equipment, report writing, and literature searching.