Lange's handbook of chemistry /
Handbook of chemistry
[edited] by James G. Speight.
- 70th anniversary edition. 16th ed.
- 1 vol. (various pagings): ill. ; 24 cm.
Previous ed.: edited by John A. Dean. 1999.
Section 1. Inorganic chemistry. Nomenclature of inorganic chemistry -- Physical properties of inorganic compounds -- The elements -- Ionization energy -- Electronegativity -- Electron affinity -- Bond lengths and strengths -- Dipole moments -- Molecular geometry -- Nuclides -- Vapor pressure -- Viscosity and surface tension -- Thermal conductivity -- Critical properties -- Thermodynamic functions (change of state) -- Activity coefficients -- Buffer solutions -- Solubility and equilibrium constants -- Proton-transfer reactions -- Formation constants of metal complexes -- Electrode potentials -- Conductance -- Thermal properties. Section 2. Organic chemistry. Nomenclature of organic compounds -- Physical properties of organic compounds -- Viscosity and surface tension -- Refraction and refractive index -- Vapor pressure and boiling points -- Flammability properties -- Azeotropic mixtures -- Freezing mixtures -- Bond lengths and strengths -- Dipole moments and dielectric constants -- Ionization energy -- Thermal conductivity -- Enthalpies and Gibbs energies of formation, entropies, and heat capacities (change of state) -- Critical properties -- Equilibrium constants -- Indicators -- Electrode potentials -- Electrical conductivity -- Linear free energy relationships -- Polymers -- Fats, oils, and waxes -- Petroleum products. Section 3. Spectroscopy. Infrared absorption spectroscopy -- Raman spectroscopy -- Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy -- Fluorescence spectroscopy -- Flame atomic emission, flame atomic absorption, electrothermal (furnace) atomic absorption, argon induction coupled plasma, and plasma atomic fluorescence -- Nuclear magnetic resonance -- Mass spectrometry -- X-ray methods. Section 4. General information -- Physical constants and conversion factors -- Conversion of thermometer scales -- Density and specific gravity -- Barometry and barometric corrections -- Viscosity -- Physical chemistry equations for gases -- Cooling -- Drying and humidification -- Molecular weight -- Separation methods -- Gravimetric analysis -- Volumetric analysis -- Sieves and screens -- Thermometry -- Thermocouples.