Chemistry: A Molecular Approach, 5th edition

Published by Pearson (January 30, 2019) © 2020
Nivaldo J. Tro

Title overview

For courses in chemistry laboratory.

Experiments with a focus on real-world applications

Laboratory Manual for Chemistry: A Molecular Approach corresponds to Nivaldo J. Tro's Chemistry: A Molecular Approach in a conversational tone. Each experiment covers topics from chapters in the text to help students understand concepts covered in lecture in an interesting way. The experiments contain pre-lab questions, an introduction, a step-by-step procedure and a report section with post-lab questions.

The 5th Edition contains 29 experiments with features covering laboratory safety rules, an overview on general techniques and equipment, and a detailed tutorial on graphing data in Excel.

Hallmark features of this title

  • Conceptual Connections and Self-Assessment Quizzes give students practice studying as they extinguish misconceptions and deepen understanding of key topics.
  • 4-step problem-solving approach (Sort, Strategize, Solve, Check) connects concepts to the problem and solution by developing a conceptual plan.
  • 2 & 3 column worked examples break down problem-solving steps: the 1st column outlines the problem-solving procedure and reasoning; the 2nd and 3rd columns show how to implement the steps.
  • Abundant molecular-level views show the connection between everyday processes visible to the eye and the behavior of atoms and molecules.
  • Multipart molecular images show Macroscopic, Microscopic and Symbolic perspectives to help students visualize and understand chemistry.

New and updated features of this title

  • Safety procedures are outlined and presented as a primary part of the laboratory experience.
  • General laboratory equipment and procedures for use in the general chemistry lab are included to prepare students for each lab.
  • The graphing data section provides guidance on how to prepare a graph from a given set of data in Microsoft Excel® and emphasizes the importance of data analysis and interpretation.
  • Lab experiments 17 and 19C correspond to content on Solids and Modern Materials located in Chapter 12 of Chemistry: A Molecular Approach, 5th Edition.

Table of contents

  1. Matter, Measurement, and Problem Solving
  2. Atoms and Elements
  3. Molecules and Compounds
  4. Chemical Reactions and Chemical Quantities
  5. Introduction to Solutions and Aqueous Reactions
  6. Gases
  7. Thermochemistry
  8. The Quantum-Mechanical Model of the Atom
  9. Periodic Properties of the Elements
  10. Chemical Bonding I: The Lewis Model
  11. Chemical Bonding II: Molecular Shapes, Valence Bond Theory, and Molecular Orbital Theory
  12. Liquids, Solids, and Intermolecular Forces
  13. Solids and Modern Materials
  14. Solutions
  15. Chemical Kinetics
  16. Chemical Equilibrium
  17. Acids and Bases
  18. Aqueous Ionic Equilibrium
  19. Free Energy and Thermodynamics
  20. Electrochemistry
  21. Radioactivity and Nuclear Chemistry
  22. Organic Chemistry
  23. Biochemistry
  24. Chemistry of the Nonmetals
  25. Metals and Metallurgy
  26. Transition Metals and Coordination Compounds

APPENDICES

  1. Common Mathematical Operations in Chemistry
  2. Useful Data
  3. Answers to Selected Exercises
  4. Answers to In-Chapter Practice Problems

Author bios

About our author

Nivaldo Tro has been teaching college Chemistry since 1990 and is currently teaching at Santa Barbara Community College. He received his Ph.D. in chemistry from Stanford University for work on developing and using optical techniques to study the adsorption and desorption of molecules to and from surfaces in ultrahigh vacuum. He then went on to the University of California at Berkeley, where he did postdoctoral research on ultrafast reaction dynamics in solution. Professor Tro has been awarded grants from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund, the Research Corporation, and the National Science Foundation to study the dynamics of various processes occurring in thin adlayer films adsorbed on dielectric surfaces. Professor Tro lives in Santa Barbara with his wife, Ann, and their four children, Michael, Ali, Kyle, and Kaden. In his leisure time, Professor Tro enjoys mountain biking, surfing, and being outdoors with his family.

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