Teaching General Chemistry - A Materials Science Companion

About this book

This resource volume, written especially for teachers of introductory chemistry courses, is in a ready-to-use format that will enable instructors to integrate materials chemistry into their curriculum. The book collects a critical mass of text, demonstrations, and laboratory experiments. The first ten chapters present a general introduction to solids; numerous easy-to-do teacher demonstrations are integrated into the material. The second part of the volume consists of fifteen laboratory experiments for students. Examples from cutting-edge research, as well as everyday life, spark student interest while illustrating the basic ideas that are important to an understanding of chemistry.

Contents

An Introduction to Materials Chemistry; Atoms and Electrons; Stoichiometry; Determination of Structure Using Diffraction Data; Common Crystalline Structures; Defects in Solids; Electronic Structure of Crystalline Solids; Chemical Equilibrium: Acid-Base and Redox Analogies in Solids; Applications of Thermodynamics: Phase Changes; Synthesis of Materials; Laboratory Experiments; Heat Capacities of Materials; Solid-State Structure and Properties; Solid Solutions with the Alum Structure; Optical Diffraction Experiments; X-Ray Analysis of a Solid; Radon Testing; Periodic Properties and Light-Emitting Diodes; Hydrogen Insertion into WO[3; Absorption of Light; A Shape Memory Alloy, NiTi; A High-Temperature Superconductor, YBa[2Cu[3O[7[-[x; A Solid Electrolyte, Cu[2HgI[4; Diffusion in Solids, Liquids and Gases; Magnetic Garnets, Y[xGd[3[-[xFe[5O[1[2; The Sol-Gel Preparation of Silica Gel Sensors

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