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The most widely used analytical chemistry textbook in the world, Dan Harris's Quantitative Chemical Analysis provides a sound physical understanding of the principles of analytical chemistry, showing how these principles are applied in chemistry and related disciplines—especially in life sciences and environmental science. As always, the new edition incorporates real data, spreadsheets, and a wealth of applications, in a witty, personable presentation that engages students without compromising the depth necessary for a thorough and practical understanding of analytical chemistry.
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“The Experiment” by Sempé © C. Charillon, Paris QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS Publisher: Clancy Marshall Senior Acquisitions Editor: Jessica Fiorillo Marketing Manager: John Britch Media Editor: Dave Quinn Editorial Assistant: Kristina Treadway Photo Editor: Ted Szczepanski Cover and Text Designer: Vicki Tomaselli Senior Project Editor: Mary Louise Byrd Illustrations: Network Graphics, Precision Graphics Illustration Coordinators: Bill Page, Eleanor Jaekel Production Coordinator: Julia DeRosa Composition and Text Layout: Aptara, Inc. Printing and Binding: RR Donnelley Library of Congress Control Number: 2009943186 ISBN-13: 978-1-4292-1815-3 ISBN-10: 1-4292-1815-0 © 2010, 2007, 2003, 1999 by W. H. Freeman and Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America First Printing W. H. Freeman and Company 41 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10010 Houndmills, Basingstoke RG21 6XS, England www.whfreeman.com QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS Eighth Edition Daniel C. Harris Michelson Laboratory China Lake, California W. H. Freeman and Company New York This page intentionally left blank BRIEF CONTENTS 0 The Analytical Process 1 1 Chemical Measurements 13 2 Tools of the Trade 29 3 Experimental Error 51 4 Statistics 68 5 Quality Assurance and Calibration Methods 6 Chemical Equilibrium 96 117 7 Activity and the Systematic Treatment of Equilibrium 142 8 Monoprotic Acid-Base Equilibria 162 9 Polyprotic Acid-Base Equilibria 185 10 Acid-Base Titrations 205 11 EDTA Titrations 236 12 Advanced Topics in Equilibrium 258 13 Fundamentals of Electrochemistry 279 18 Applications of Spectrophotometry 419 19 Spectrophotometers 445 20 Atomic Spectroscopy 479 21 Mass Spectrometry 502 22 Introduction to Analytical Separations 537 23 Gas Chromatography 565 24 High-Performance Liquid Chromatography 595 25 Chromatographic Methods and Capillary Electrophoresis 634 26 Gravimetric Analysis, Precipitation Titrations, and Combustion Analysis 673 27 Sample Preparation 699 Notes and References NR1 14 Electrodes and Potentiometry 308 Glossary GL1 15 Redox Titrations 340 Appendixes AP1 16 Electroanalytical Techniques 361 Solutions to Exercises S1 17 Fundamentals of Spectrophotometry Answers to Problems AN1 393 Index I1 v This page intentionally left blank CONTENTS Preface 0 The Analytical Process 1 3-5 Propagation of Uncertainty from Systematic Error The “Most Important” Environmental Data Set of the Twentieth Century 1 4 0-1 Charles David Keeling and the Measurement of Atmospheric CO2 0-2 The Analytical Chemist’s Job 0-3 General Steps in a Chemical Analysis 1 6 11 Box 0-1 Constructin