Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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DIRECTIONS FOB WORK 1

NOTES ON LABORATORY MANIPULATION.

I. Precipitation; Crystallization. 2. Pouring. 3. Transferring

precipitates or crystals. 4. Filtering; Collecting precipitates.

5. Washing precipitates. 6. Evaporation. 7. Dissolving solid
   substances. 8. Crystallization. 9. Drying. 10. Pulverizing.
   II. Neutralizing. 12. Dry reactions; Furnaces. 13. Gas gener-
   ators. 14. Weighing.

CHAPTER I. THE QUANTITATIVE ASPECTS OP CHEMISTRY

Experiments 23

Exp. 1. The combining Ratio of Zinc and Oxygen 24

Exp. 2. Weight of a Liter of Oxygen 25

Exp. 3. Volume of Hydrogen displaced by Zinc 28

Exp. 4. The Combining Ratio of Hydrogen and Oxygen in Water. 30

Exp. 5. Approximate Molecular Weight of a Volatile Liquid by

Dumas' Method 33

Notes and Problems 36

The law of definite proportions. The law of multiple proportions.

The law of combining weights. The atomic theory. Atomic

weights. Standard of atomic weights, 0 = 16. Measurement of

gases. Boyle's law. Charles' law. Dalton's law. Saturated water

vapor. Gay-Lussac's law of combining volumes. Avogadro's

principle. Molecular weights; Moles. Molal volume. Avogadro's

number. Atomic weights. Derivation of a formula.

CHAPTER II. WATER AND SOLUTION

Preparations 52

1. Potassium Nitrate 52


2. Crystallized Sodium Carbonate 58


3. Ammonium-Copper Sulphate 61


4. Potassium-Copper Sulphate 62
   Experiments 63
   Hydrates. Water of hydration. Composition of a crystal hydrate.
   Efflorescence. Deliquescence. Elements and Water. Sodium.
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