Analytical Chemistry, the science of measurement, is concerned with the chemical characterization of matter at both qualitative and quantitative levels. Analytical Chemistry is useful in all scientific fields, such as: Chemistry (Organic, Inorganic, Physical Chemistry, and Biochemistry), Biology, Geology, Environmental Sciences, Agronomy, Social Sciences, Materials Science, Medicine, Pharmacy, Engineering, and Physics.
The book deals with the “Basic Principles of Analytical Chemistry,” with chapters covering the following concepts: acid-base and redox reactions, solutions and solution concentrations, activity, charge and mass balancing, reaction rate, chemical equilibrium, distribution equilibrium, equilibria of weak acids and bases, dimension of H2O, pH, buffer solutions, heterogeneous chemical equilibrium, and solubility product, equilibria of complex ions and redox systems (galvanic cells, electrode potentials, indicator electrodes).
It also covers topics on safety and basic laboratory equipment for Analytical Chemistry, chemical reagents, functionality of the Analytical Chemistry laboratory, fundamental experimental techniques, and experimental exercises.
At the end of the book, appendices are provided: Greek and foreign language bibliography, major scientific journals where articles in Analytical Chemistry are published, tables of various constants, answers to selected questions, solutions to selected problems, answers to unsolved problems, alphabetical indexes of various concepts, symbols, and foreign terms.
