[litapita]

I have taken chemistry 1 long time ago and my foundations is not good that  whenever my professor explains I can't get what she is saying.Do you know of a book or website that I can use for me to understand analytical chemistry. One that explains everything clearly step by step .i really badly need all the help. Thanks

[Arkcon]

My analytical textbook was barely adequate for communicating the basic concepts of analytical chemistry -- these things came from my analytical chemistry instructors.  As for the specifics of analytical chemistry, I learned more from the manuals of analytical equipment than from my text book.  Try asking the specific questions you have problems with and we'll see if we can help.

[xenon]

Schaum's outlines analytical chemistry (bookshop Barnes and Noble)

[enahs]

If you clock on the left menu bar, Good Chemistry Books, and scroll down to Analytical. I would recommend Exploring Chemical Analysis one. Never mind the categories (grad and undergrad) it is a very simple book designed for undergrad. Explains everything (even simple steps) in detail usually. Starts off really basic and then gets into some detail. I refer to it all the time.

Then if you need, you can step up to a Instrumental book, heh.

[Pero]

I have analytic chemistry at my college in the second semester (actually that's right now ) and I have an exam in a week from the sistematic analysis of cations, there are six analytic groups and the second one is the largest.

I have a minor background knowledge in general chemistry because that is the only exam I have left from the first semester that I didn't pass so I can't follow up so great on my analytic chemistry course.

Any help on that (I didn't want to open up a new topic for no reason)?

[Arkcon]

The systemic analysis of cations is a flow chart of inorganic analysis, am I right?  Group I is the insoluble chlorides, group II is the acid sulfides, etc?  Get just about any general chem text, flip to that chapter and try to study it.  The topic really doesn't build on other chapters, it's about following flowcharts, and memorization, developing an analysis plan, and memorization, confidence, and, oh yes, memorizing stuff you'd normally just look up in the real world.

[Pero]

Yeah that is just the case, but before I get into the laboratory (where I can actually look everything up) I need to pass an exam where I can't look everything up, so yeah I am a little worried but I am studying quite hard so I hope I will get it right.