xiv DIY Science: Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments
- atory: Gas Chemistry Labor
Laboratory: Thermochemistry and Calorimetry ................................................................2
Laboratory: Electrochemistry ..............................................................................................
Laboratory: Photochemistry ................................................................................................
Laboratory: Colloids and Suspensions ...............................................................................31
Laboratory: Qualitative Analysis .........................................................................................
- Laboratory: Quantitative Analysis
Laboratory: Synthesis of Useful Compounds ....................................................................3
Laboratory: Gas Chemistry ..................................................................................................2
Although only my name appears on the cover, this book is very
much a collaborative effort. It could not have been written without
the help and advice of my wife, Barbara Fritchman Thompson.
My editors, Tom Sgouros and Brian Jepson, were with me every
step of the way, contributing numerous helpful suggestions. As
always, the O’Reilly design and production staff, who are listed
individually in the front matter of this book, worked miracles in
converting my draft manuscript into an attractive finished book.
Finally, special thanks are due to my friends and technical
reviewers, Dr. Mary Chervenak and Dr. Paul Jones. Mary, who
holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Duke University, is a
research chemist for the Dow Chemical Company. Paul, who
also holds a Ph.D. from Duke University in organic chemistry, is
a professor of organic chemistry at Wake Forest University. Mary
and Paul outdid themselves as technical reviewers, flagging my
mistakes and contributing innumerable useful suggestions and
comments. With the help of this pair-o’-docs (see Figure 0-1), this
is a much better book than it might otherwise have been.
Thanks, guys.
Thank you for buying the Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry
Experiments: All Lab, No Lecture. I hope you enjoy reading and
using it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Ph.D. Ph.D.
FIGURE 0-1: Paradoxybenzene, also known as 1,4-diphdbenzene
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