Analytical Chem istry - DePauw University

DRAFTChapter 2Basic Tools ofAnalytical ChemistryChapter Overview2A Measurements in Analytical Chemistry2B Concentration2C Stoichiometric Calculations2D Basic Equipment2E Preparing Solutions2F Spreadsheets and Computational Software2G The Laboratory Notebook2H Key Terms2I Chapter Summary2J Problems2K Solutions to Practice ExercisesIn the chapters that follow we will explore many aspects of analytical chemistry. In the processwe will consider important questions such as “How do we treat experimental data?”, “Howdo we ensure that our results are accurate?”, “How do we obtain a representative sample?”,and “How do we select an appropriate analytical technique?” Before we look more closely atthese and other questions, we will first review some basic tools of importance to analyticalchemists.Copyright: David Harvey, 200913