Improve your students' scientific skills and report writing with achievable experiments and simple structured guidance. This Laboratory Practical Book supports the teaching and learning of the practical assessment element of the Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry Syllabus. Using this book, students will interpret and evaluate experimental observations and data. They will also plan investigations, evaluate methods and suggest possible improvements. - Demonstrates the essential techniques, apparatus, and materials that students require to become accomplished scientists - Improves the quality of written work with guidance, prompts and experiment writing frames - Develops experimental skills and abilities through a series of investigations - Prepares students for the Practical paper or the Alternative, with past exam questions Answers are available on the Teacher's CD: http://www.hoddereducation.co.uk/Product?Product=9781444196290 This title has not been through the Cambridge International endorsement process.

Table of Contents:
1: EXPERIMENTAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES 0.1: Safety 0.2: Using and organizing apparatus and materials 0.3: Observing, measuring and recording 0.4: Handling experimental observations and data 0.5: Planning, carrying out and evaluating investigations 1: EXPERIMENTS 1: The particulate nature of matter 1.1: Rate of diffusion of ammonia and hydrogen chloride 1.2: Reaction of potassium iodide with lead(II) nitrate 1.3: Sublimation of iodine 2: Elements, compounds and experimental techniques 2.1: Rock salt an important raw material 2.2: Ascending chromatography 2.3: Elements, mixtures and Compounds 3: Atomic structure and bonding 3.1: Structure of substances 3.2: Properties of ionic and covalent substances 3.3: Electrolysis of solutions 4: Stoichiometry – chemical calculations 4.1: Determination of the formula of magnesium oxide 4.2: Determination of the volume occupied by one mole of a gas 4.3: Determination of the percentage yield of a chemical reaction 5: Electricity and chemistry 5.1: Electrolysis of molten lead bromide 5.2: Electrolysis of water 5.3: Electrolysis of brine 6: Chemical energetics 6.1: Electrochemical cells – Chemical energy to electrical energy 6.2: Calculating the energy of combustion of methanol and ethanol 6.3: Determination of the energy change of a displacement reaction 7: Chemical reactions 7.1: How does changing surface area effect the rate of a reaction? 7.2: What is the effect of changing the temperature of the rate of a reaction? 7.3: What is the effect of changing the concentration on the rate of a reaction? 8: Acids, bases and salts 8.1: Hydrated salts – How much water do they contain? 8.2: Determination of the concentration of a solution of hydrochloric acid 8.3: Preparation of hydrated magnesium sulfate 9: The Periodic Table 9.1: Reactions of Group 1 Metals 9.2: Halogen displacement reactions 9.3: Using transition metals as catalysts 10: Metals 10.1: Metal displacement reactions 10.2: Rusting of iron 10.3: Metal reactivity 11: Air and water 11.1: Active part of the air 11.2: Making a fertiliser 11.3: The effects of acid rain 12: Sulfur 12.1: Sulfuric acid a useful quantitative analytical chemical 12.2: Concentrated sulfuric acid 12.3: Props of dilute sulfuric acid 13: Inorganic carbon chemistry 13.1: Limestone – a useful resource 13.2: Does the food we eat contain carbon? 13.3: Carbon dioxide 14: Organic chemistry 1 14.1: Is methane a hydrocarbon? 14.2: Difference between alkanes and alkenes 14.3: Hydrocarbons can form isomers 15: Organic chemistry 2 15.1: Organic structures and functional groups 15.2: Nylon rope trick 15.3: Properties of dilute ethanoic acid 16: Experimental chemistry 16.1: Missing labels from reagent bottles – what a problem! 16.2: Using flame colours to identify unknown metal ions 16.3: How pure is your water supply?