Includes appendix.

Contents: Experiment: Introduction to laboratory techniques -- Nomenclature and reaction stoichiometry -- Analysis of water -- determination of a chemical formula -- The molar volume of gases -- Thermochemistry -- Reaction enthalpies and Hess law -- Atomic spectroscopy -- Determination of Avogadro's number -- Colligative properties: freezing point depression -- Kinetics: the rate of a chemical reaction -- Chemical kinetics: rate of decomposition of hydrogen peroxide -- Reaction reversibility and Le Chatelier's principle -- Determination of an equilibrium constant using a spectrophotometer -- Antacid analysis and the determination of the percent acetic in vinegar -- Acid-based equilibria: Determination of acid ionization constants -- Recycling aluminum --The oxidation of vitamin C -- Oxidation-reduction electrochemistry -- Thermodynamics of electrochemical cells -- Synthesis of transition metal coordination complexes -- Synthesis of aspirin and oil of wintergreen.