,
,Laboratory Manual
for Principles of
General Chemistry
10th Edition
J. A. Beran
Regents Professor, Texas A&M University System
Texas A & M University—Kingsville
, The author of this manual has outlined extensive safety precautions in each experiment. Ultimately, it is your responsibility to practice safe
laboratory guidelines. The author and publisher disclaim any liability for any loss or damage claimed to have resulted from, or been related to,
the experiments.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Beran, J. A. (Jo Allan), author.
Laboratory manual for principles of general chemistry / Jo Allan Beran, Regents Professor,
Texas A&M University System, Texas A & M University—Kingsville.—Tenth edition.
pages cm
ISBN 978-1-118-62151-6 (pbk.)
1. Chemistry—Laboratory manuals. I. Title.
QD45.B475 2014
542—dc23
2013034275
Printed in the United States of America
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
,Laboratory Manual
for Principles of
General Chemistry
10th Edition
J. A. Beran
Regents Professor, Texas A&M University System
Texas A & M University—Kingsville
, The author of this manual has outlined extensive safety precautions in each experiment. Ultimately, it is your responsibility to practice safe
laboratory guidelines. The author and publisher disclaim any liability for any loss or damage claimed to have resulted from, or been related to,
the experiments.
VP & PUBLISHER Petra Recter
ACQUISITIONS EDITOR Nick Ferrari
PROJECT EDITOR Jennifer Yee
MARKETING MANAGER Kristine Ruff
ASSOCIATE PRODUCTION MANAGER Joyce Poh
SENIOR PHOTO EDITOR Lisa Gee
COVER PHOTO ©Ocean/Corbis
This book was set in Times LT Std by MPS Limited, and printed and bound by Quad Graphics.
The cover was printed by Quad Graphics.
This book is printed on acid free paper.
Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has been a valued source of knowledge and understanding
for more than 200 years, helping people around the world meet their needs and fulfill their aspirations.
Our company is built on a foundation of principles that include responsibility to the communities
we serve and where we live and work. In 2008, we launched a Corporate Citizenship Initiative,
a global effort to address the environmental, social, economic, and ethical challenges we face in
our business. Among the issues we are addressing are carbon impact, paper specifications and
procurement, ethical conduct within our business and among our vendors, and community and
charitable support. For more information, please visit our website: www.wiley.com/go/citizenship.
Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication
may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic,
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of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher,
or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc.
222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, website www.copyright.com. Requests to the Publisher for
permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street,
Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774, (201)748-6011, fax (201)748-6008, website http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions.
Evaluation copies are provided to qualified academics and professionals for review purposes only,
for use in their courses during the next academic year. These copies are licensed and may not be sold
or transferred to a third party. Upon completion of the review period, please return the evaluation
copy to Wiley. Return instructions and a free of charge return mailing label are available
at www.wiley.com/go/returnlabel. If you have chosen to adopt this textbook for use in your course,
please accept this book as your complimentary desk copy. Outside of the United States,
please contact your local sales representative.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Beran, J. A. (Jo Allan), author.
Laboratory manual for principles of general chemistry / Jo Allan Beran, Regents Professor,
Texas A&M University System, Texas A & M University—Kingsville.—Tenth edition.
pages cm
ISBN 978-1-118-62151-6 (pbk.)
1. Chemistry—Laboratory manuals. I. Title.
QD45.B475 2014
542—dc23
2013034275
Printed in the United States of America
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
