Visualizing Chemistry

Part 1 Physical properties: harness and lattice energy; the floating egg; absorption of laser light; determination of molecular weights. Part 2 Reactions of some elements: copper crystals on phosphorus; charcoal decolourizes; magnetic or not?; rate of reaction; precipitating bismuth from Pepto-Bismol; copper wire and halogen vapours; rapid oxidation of the iron(II) ion; reaction of two elements by direct combination; gold dust and nuggets from copper; corrosion, complex ions and passivity; enthalpic conversion of bismuth iodide to bismuth iodite; reduction of silver and bluing; reaction of carbon and iodate ion. Part 3 Reactions involving gases: sodium hydrogen carbonate turns red indicator yellow; the production of two foams; basic cabbage juice and carbon dioxide; changing the colour of flowers with ammonia vapour. Part 4 Energy changes: synthesis of sodium peroxide octahydrate; freezing sodium sulfate decahydrate and hydrochloric acid; temperature-sensitive iodomercurate complexes; a cold mixture of sodium sulfate decahydrate and ammonium nitrate; luminol and dimethyl sulfoxide. Part 5 Solutions and solubility. Part 6 Transition metals and complex ions. Part 7 Kinetics and equilibrium. Part 8 Acids and bases. Part 9 Oxidation reduction. Part 10 Electrochemistry. Part 11 Synthesis. Part 12 Organic and biological. Appendices: topic matrix; index of materials; safety and disposal; properties and preparation of laboratory acids and bases; light and colour; table of elements. (Part contents)