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There's probably never been a book published that didn't have at least a few errors, and we don't expect Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments to be the exception. As we receive and verify errata reports, we'll publish those errata and the corrections on this page.

Errata Chronologically

9 October 2008 - I refer to making a sugar solution with 200 mL of water and 410.76 g of sucrose in a 250 mL beaker. That should be a 600 mL beaker. The solution, IIRC, filled the beaker about 2/3 full, call it 400 to 450 mL. (p. 150)

11 October 2008 - The question on p. 353 is truncated. It should read: "Is it possible to test the dissolved bone sample to determine whether carbonate ion was present in the original solid sample? If not, explain why and devise a test procedure to determine whether carbonate ion was present in the original solid sample."

11 October 2008 - On p. 396, step five is missing a closing parenthesis.

28 October 2008 - On p. 386, the Substitutions and Modifications section is missing the following paragraph: "To prepare the Kastle-Meyer phenolphthalein solution, dissolve 0.1 g of phenolphthalein powder in 10.0 mL of 25% w/v aqueous sodium hydroxide in a test tube and add 0.1 g of mossy zinc and a boiling chip. Boil the solution very gently, adding water as necessary to maintain the volume, until the bright pink solution turns colorless or slightly yellowish. Allow it to cool, decant off the liquid, and dilute it to 100 mL with 70% ethanol. Store in a tightly-capped brown bottle."

16 December 2008 - on p 116, the third sentence of the third item in Substitutions and Modifications is missing a word. "Use a large tin can lid or burner to isolate..." should read "Use a large tin can lid or burner cover to isolate..." Thanks to a reader who wishes to remain anonymous for the correction.

16 December 2008 - on p. 149-150, a reader who wishes to remain anonymous makes the following points:

p. 149 Add "beaker, 600 mL (1) to the equipment list.

p. 150 You might want to instruct the user to label each beaker one of A-F.

p. 150 (from the errata list on your website) What do you mean by "The solution, IIRC, filled the beaker about 2/3 full, call it 400 to 450 mL." for p. 150? Is "IIRC" the sugar solution, and is its final volume 400-450 mL after you pour off the diluted solutions (Part II, Step 15?)

Errata by Page Number

p. 116, the third sentence of the third item in Substitutions and Modifications is missing a word. "Use a large tin can lid or burner to isolate..." should read "Use a large tin can lid or burner cover to isolate..." Thanks to a reader who wishes to remain anonymous for the correction. (16 December 2008)

p. 149-150, a reader who wishes to remain anonymous makes the following points:

This lab session does in fact require a 600 mL beaker, and it's a good ideal to label the six 150 mL beakers A - F. As to the query, "IIRC" simply means "If I recall correctly", and the 400 - 450 mL volume refers to the initial sugar solution at full concentration. (16 December 2008)

p. 150 - I refer to making a sugar solution with 200 mL of water and 410.76 g of sucrose in a 250 mL beaker. That should be a 600 mL beaker. The solution, IIRC, filled the beaker about 2/3 full, call it 400 to 450 mL. (9 October 2008)

p. 276 - bottom left paragraph, the construct "J/g * K" should be "J/(g * K)". (16 December 2008)

p. 295 - bottom left paragraph, delete everything after "in the lemon juice provide internal electric connectivity between the half-cells." Somehow we ended up with a cut-and-paste repeat of the last sentence in the 1st paragraph on the top right of the page. Thanks to a reader who wishes to remain anonymous for pointing this out. (December 16 2008)

p. 337 - the Caution about HCl is not necessary because that chemical is not used in this lab. Thanks to a reader who wishes to remain anonymous for pointing this out. (16 December 2008)

p. 353 - The question is truncated. It should read: "Is it possible to test the dissolved bone sample to determine whether carbonate ion was present in the original solid sample? If not, explain why and devise a test procedure to determine whether carbonate ion was present in the original solid sample." (11 October 2008)

p. 358 - the last bullet of Optional Activities should read, "Reproduce the experiment that Dr. Mary Chervenak describes in her comments above." Thanks to a reader who wishes to remain anonymous for pointing this out. (16 December 2008)

p. 386 - The Substitutions and Modifications section is missing the following paragraph: "To prepare the Kastle-Meyer phenolphthalein solution, dissolve 0.1 g of phenolphthalein powder in 10.0 mL of 25% w/v aqueous sodium hydroxide in a test tube and add 0.1 g of mossy zinc and a boiling chip. Boil the solution very gently, adding water as necessary to maintain the volume, until the bright pink solution turns colorless or slightly yellowish. Allow it to cool, decant off the liquid, and dilute it to 100 mL with 70% ethanol. Store in a tightly-capped brown bottle." (28 October 2008)

p. 387 - step 6 should read "a sample /of/ rust..." Thanks to a reader who wishes to remain anonymous for pointing this out. (16 December 2008)

p. 396 - Step five is missing a closing parenthesis. (11 October 2008)