Practical Physical Chemistry - Tapa blanda

The authors have examined carefully a number of Indian Universities and evolved a common minimum laboratory programme and the result is this compilation. The experiments chosen are the minimum required for undergraduate programmes. Some experiments have been purposely included so that they can be covered at demonstration level and can be given as exercises at the postgraduate level. The authors have attempted to assemble the list of experiments from their experience and also have drawn upon the experience of the students who have undergone these laboratory courses and felt the inadequacy of the existing curriculum.

B. Viswanathan has been a faculty of the Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras for over 30 years. He is the recipient of Alexander Von Humboldt, Max Planck and JSPS fellowships. His areas of research interest include Catalysis, Material Science and Energy. He has over 700 publications, 12 books and 15 patents to his credit. He has won several awards like TANSA best Scientist award, CRSI, MRSI medals as well as eminent Scientist award of the Catalysis Society of India. He has been associated with a number of scientific societies and has extensively participated in chemical education. He is a member of boards of Studies of various Universities and institutions.

P.S. Raghavan has about 20 years experience in teaching physical chemistry at the UG and PG levels, as a member of the faculty of the Department of Chemistry of Madras Christian College, Chennai, besides 2 years of experience in Hindustan Lever Research Centre, Mumbai. He has about 40 papers and 8 books to his credit and is actively engaged in research and teaching, mainly in the field of physical chemistry and more particularly in surfactant chemistry.