Experiments in General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry Robert Brenstein and Conrad Hinckley

List of Experiments

1. Metric and English Systems of Measurements
2. Measurements and Calculations
3. Precision and Accuracy/Volume Measurements
4. Quality of Measurements/Weighing
5. Density of Metals
6. Density of Carbon Dioxide
7. Evaporation of Liquids
8. Fractional Crystallization
9. Mineral Matter in Milk
10. Names and Formulas of Inorganic Compounds
11. Structures of Covalent Compounds
12. Solubilities of Inorganic and Organic Compounds
13. Mass and Mole Relationships in Chemical Reactions
14. Thermal Decomposition of Chlorate
15. Acids, Bases, and pH
16. Acid-Base Indicators
17. Buffers
18. Standardizing Base Solution
19. Acid-Base Titration Curves
20. Acetic Acid in Vinegar
21. Kinetics of Reaction of Magnesium with Vinegar
22. Molar Volume of Hydrogen Gas
23. Reactivity of Halogens
24. Reactivity of Metals
25. Chromatography of Metal Ions
26. Chromatography of Inks
27. Antacids that Spell Relief
28. Comparison of Household Cleaners
29. Water Purification
30. Water Hardness
31. Names and Formulas of Organic Compounds
32. Molecular Models of Hydrocarbons
33. Molecular Models of Alcohols, Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids
34. Synthesis of Esters
35. Identifying Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carbohydrates
36. Quantitative Determination of Glucose
37. Yellow and Green Bananas
38. Synthesis of Aspirin
39. Homemade Soap
40. Oxidation of Cyclohexanol to Cyclohexanone
41. Extraction of Trimyristin from Nutmeg
42. Extraction of Caffeine from Tea or Coffee
43. Extraction of Cinnamaldehyde from Cinnamon or of Carvone from Caraway
44. Extraction of Eugenol from Cloves
45. Vitamin C in Fruit Juices
46. Fruit Browning
47. Properties of Amino Acids and Proteins
48. Isoelectric Point of Casein
49. Chromatography of Amino Acids
50. Titration of Amino Acids
51. Casein and Lipids in Milk
52. Photometric Determination of Invert Sugar
53. Effect of Enzyme Concentration on Reaction Velocity
54. Effect of Substrate Concentration on Enzyme Activity
55. Effect of pH on Enzyme Activity
56. Effect of Temperature on Enzyme Activity

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