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PREFACE TO FlRST EDlTlON
In writing this book, the author had as his primary object the provision of a
complete up-to-date text-book of quantitative inorganic analysis, both theory
and practiae, at a moderate price to meet the requirements of University and
College students of al1 grades. It is believed that the material contained therein
is sufficiently comprehensive to cover the syllabuses of al1 examinations in which
quantitative inorganic analysis plays a part. The elementary student has been
provided for, and those sections devoted to his needs have been treated in
considerable detail. The volume should therefore be of value to the student
throughout the whole of his career. The book will be suitable inter alia for
students preparing for the various Intermediate B.Sc. and Higher School
Certificate Examinations, the Ordinary and Higher National Certificates in
Chemistry, the Honours and Special B.Sc. of the Universities, the Associateship
of the Institute of Chemistry, and other examinations of equivalent standard.
It is hoped, also, that the wide range of subjects discussed within its covers will
result in the volume having a special appeal to practising analytical chemists
and to al1 those workers in industry and research who have occasion to utilise
methods of inorganic quantitative analysis.
The kind reception accorded to the author's Text Book of Qualitative Chemical
Analysis by teachers and reviewers seems to indicate that the general arrange-
ment of that book has met with approval. The companion volume on
Quantitative Inorganic Analysis follows essentially similar lines. Chapter 1 is
devoted to the theoretical basis of quantitative inorganic analysis, Chapter II
to the experimental technique of quantitative analysis, Chapter III to volumetric
analysis, Chapter IV to gravimetric analysis (including electro-analysis),
Chapter V to colorimetric analysis, and Chapter VI to gas analysis; a
comprehensive Appendix has been added, which contains much useful matter
for the practising analytical chemist. The experimental side is based essentially
upon the writer's experience with large classes of students of various grades.
Most of the determinations have been tested out in the laboratory in collaboration
with the author's colleagues and senior students, and in some cases this has
resulted in slight modifications of the details given by the original authors.
Particular emphasis has been laid upon recent developments in experimental
technique. Frequently the source of certain apparatus or chemicals has been
given in the text; this is not intended to convey the impression that these
materials cannot be obtained from other sources, but merely to indicate that
the authorts own experience is confined to the particular products mentioned.
The ground covered by the book can best be judged by perusal of the Table
of Contents. An attempt has been made to strike a balance between the classical