Introduction To Qualitative Chemical Analysis PDF Download

Excerpt from An Introduction to the Study of Qualitative Chemical Analysis This little book is intended to be used only with the assistance of a teacher and as an introduction to some full work on qualitative analysis, such as that of Fresenius or Prescott. Part I. contains such experiments as are found in late elementary works on inorganic chemistry. These experiments are designed to train the student in the construction and handling of chemical apparatus, and to teach him how to observe scientifically, reason upon his observations, and draw correct conclusions from them. They are selected for the most part with special reference to the analytical work that follows in Part II., and include the preparation of many of the reagents used in qualitative analysis and the examination of their properties. Part I. may be omitted by students who have taken a course in elementary chemistry, including experiments in the laboratory, such as Eliot and Storer's, Remsen's, or Williams's. Part II. contains the special feature of this hook-t. e., the application to qualitative analysis of that method of teaching which, instead of imparting directly to the student the facts or laws which are the object of the study, leads him by questions and suggestions to work them out for himself. The use of this method for two years in Vanderbilt University has led me to conclude that it prevents to a great extent the blind following of directions, which the student is so liable to fall into in qualitative analysis, and that it also imparts greater interest to this study by requiring the student to test by practical examples the correctness of the conclusions which he has arrived at as the result of his own investigations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.