
Experiments for Living Chemistry
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Experiments for Living Chemistry provides practical, ""hands-on"" experiments illustrating the concepts, substances, and techniques that are important to students in the health-related sciences. Many of these experiments are based on physiological substances to show students how chemical principles apply to the functioning of their own bodies, while other experiments use cut-outs to help students visualize such complex concepts as bonding and protein synthesis. This book is organized into 23 chapters that correspond on a chapter by chapter basis with the Living Chemistry textbook. The first five chapters include discussions on matter, measurement, chemical bonding, compounds, chemical change, gases, and respiration. The subsequent chapters deal with water, solutions, acids, bases, salts, hydrocarbons, and nuclear and organic chemistry. Other chapters explore the oxygen and other derivatives of the hydrocarbons, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, enzymes, and digestion. Considerable chapters are devoted to the metabolism of carbohydrate, energy, lipid, and proteins. The remaining chapters examine the heredity and protein synthesis, vitamins, hormones, body fluids, drugs, and poisons. At the end of each chapter, there are sets of questions designed to help the student relate the laboratory experiments to the textbook and to the lecture portion of the course. Each experiment in the chapter has a corresponding question set that should be answered only after the experiment has been completed. This book is an invaluable study guide to chemistry teachers and undergraduate students.
Table of Contents
Safety Rules
Common Laboratory Equipment
1 Matter and measurement
To measure lengths in the metric system
To measure volumes in the metric system using a graduated cylinder
To measure the mass of objects using a balance
To calculate the densities of solids and liquids
To operate a Bunsen burner
To measure temperatures in the Celsius system
Questions
2 The composition of matter
To demonstrate an understanding of atomic structure by completing a worksheet
To identify examples of elements
To demonstrate an understanding of the periodic table
Questions
3 Chemical bonding
To demonstrate the formation of covalent and ionic bonds
To test for the presence of certain ions
Questions
4 Compounds and chemical change
To compare the properties of a mixture and a compound
To carry out chemical reactions
To demonstrate the law of conservation of mass
Questions
5 Gases and respiration
To observe properties of gases
To prepare oxygen
To prepare carbon dioxide and observe its properties
Questions
6 Water
To observe the properties of water
To purify water using different methods
To convert hard water to soft water using an ion-exchange resin
Questions
7 Solutions
To determine the relative solubilities of solids and liquids
To prepare solutions of known concentration
To prepare examples of colloids
To observe the effects of osmosis and dialysis
Questions
8 Acids, bases, and salts
To observe the effects of pH on the colors of indicators
To observe the properties of acids
To perform a titration of gastric juice
To observe the effect of a buffer solution
Questions
9 Nuclear chemistry and radiation
To measure radioactivity using a Geiger counter
To print a photograph
Questions
10 Organic Chemistry-hydrocarbons
To build ball-and-stick models of hydrocarbon molecules
To observe reactions of hydrocarbons
Questions
11 Oxygen derivatives of the hydrocarbons
To observe the properties of and perform chemical reactions involving alcohols
To observe properties of and perform reactions involving carboxylic acids
To prepare esters by reacting alcohols with carboxylic acids
Questions
12 Other organic derivatives and polymers
To observe the chemical properties of amides
To prepare a polymer-nylon
Questions
13 Carbohydrates
To perform tests for carbohydrates
To test urine for the presence of carbohydrates
To carry out the hydrolysis of carbohydrates
Questions
14 Lipids
To observe the properties of lipids
To prepare soap by saponification
To perform tests for cholesterol
Questions
15 Proteins
To perform tests for proteins
To isolate a protein, casein, from milk
To separate amino acids by paper chromatography
To denature a protein
Questions
16 Enzymes and digestion
To digest starch with an enzyme from saliva
To determine amylase activity
Questions
17 Energy and carbohydrate metabolism
To perform a test for lactic acid
To perform a quantitative test for glucose using a spectrophotometer
Questions
18 Metabolism of lipids
To perform tests for ketone bodies
To determine the fat content of a food sample
To record the caloric intake of one day's diet
Questions
19 Metabolism of proteins
To prepare urea
To test for proteins in urine
To test for uric acid
Questions
20 Heredity and protein synthesis
To isolate ribonucleic acid and test for its components
To test for phenylpyruvic acid
To determine the arrangement of a tetrapeptide based on a DNA sequence
Questions
21 Vitamins and hormones
To analyze a daily diet for vitamin content
To test the vitamin C content of foods
Questions
22 Chemistry of the body fluids
To test urine for several components
To determine the percent of mineral in milk
Questions
23 Drugs and poisons
To test for the presence of drugs
To isolate caffeine from a cola drink
To test food for an additive
Questions
Appendix A Equipment
Appendix B Chemicals
Appendix C Periodic Table
Appendix D International table of atomic weights
Product details
- No. of pages: 207
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 1977
- Published: January 1, 1977
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780323160209
About the Author
David Ucko
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