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Over more than two decades this book has established itself as the first choice for growing numbers of students and practising analysts who require a well-written and concise overview of the principles and practice of analytical chemistry. Recurring themes are improvement in medicine and the environment, the I.T. revolution and its continuing impacts on both analytical methodology and data handling.

The successive editions of Principles and Practice of Analytical Chemistry have kept pace with the associated developments in the subject. Significant changes encompass strengthening of the coverage of data handling, together with new material covering rapidly developing subject areas of molecular spectrometry, atomic spectrometry, and separation techniques. Answers to the self- learning problems and exercises are also included. All sections of the book have been fully reviewed and updated as appropriate.

The new edition of the book continues to provide a sound and broad base for the study of analytical chemistry by undergraduate and postgraduate students, and to be a useful resource for practising analysts, seeking a summary of the principles of techniques and methods.

"...new coverage of molecular spectrometry, atomic spectrometry & separation techniques, this 5th edition offers new & expanded information & references for chemists & students alike."

Is there any iron in moon dust? How much aspirin is there in a headache tablet? What trace metals are there in a tin of tuna? What is the purity and chemical structure of a newly prepared compound? The answers may be given by a simple chemical test or by the use of costly and complex instrumentation.

Principles and Practice of Analytical Chemistry provides a basic understanding of the principles, instrumentation, and applications of chemical analysis. The presentation is designed to aid rapid assimilation by emphasizing unifying themes common to groups of techniques and by including short summaries at the beginning of each section. The book gives substantial coverage to high-performance capillary electrophoresis, two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry, software for instrument control and real-time data control, and the use of laboratory information management systems.

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This book provides a broad base for the study of analytic chemistry by undergraduate and postgraduate students. It offers an overview of the principles and practice of analytic chemistry, covering topics such as the assessment of analytic data, ph complex agents and solubility equilibria, separation techniques, electrochemical techniques, analytic spectrometry, radiochemical methods, and the role of computers and microprocessors. Fifield works for the Centre for Earth and Environmental Research in Kingston. Kealey teaches chemistry at the University of Surrey. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)