Quantitative Chemical Analysis 8th Edition by Daniel C. Harris 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.
Spectrophotometry grew from one to three chapters as it moved from the middle of the book to the front and then to the middle again. Chromatography expanded from two to four chapters as its importance grew. Electrophoresis and mass spectrometry were added. Quality assurance, sampling, and sample preparation were added and quality assurance increased in importance. Computer programming projects were introduced in the second edition. Spreadsheets appeared in the fourth edition and increased in each subsequent edition.
A spreadsheet-oriented chapter on advanced chemical equilibrium appeared in the seventh edition. Uniform, high-interest opening vignettes appeared in the fourth edition. Chapter 0 on the “analytical process” describing an actual student analysis of caffeine in chocolate appeared in the fifth edition. Gravimetric analysis was demoted to the back of the book. Electroanalytical chemistry decreased from five to four chapters. Instructions for experiments moved to the web in the sixth edition to make room for growth in other subjects.
This text began with brevity as the first goal. User feedback directed me to add several topics that had been rejected for the first edition. These topics included activity coefficients, systematic treatment of equilibrium, EDTA and redox titration curve calculations, and an expanded discussion of spectrophotometry. Placement of spectrophotometry early in the book did not fit well with many curricula, so the subject was moved back in the second edition.
The book increased emphasis on quality assurance, integrated mass spectrometry with chromatography, and introduced inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. Spreadsheets gradually increased in every edition. A short “ask yourself” question with an answer at the end of every worked example appeared in the fourth edition.
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