Chemistry handbooks

Listed here are the chemical properties and data included in a number of printed handbooks in the Barr Smith Library:
Macmillan's chemical and physical data. A.M. James and M.P. Lord. 1992. Reference collection 540.212 J27m
Lange's handbook of chemistry. 14th ed. 1992. Reference collection 540.202 L274l.14
Tables of physical and chemical constants. G.W.C. Kaye and T.H. Laby. 16th ed. 1995. Reference collection 530.8 K23t.16
Book of data. Reference collection 502.12 E47b

Macmillan's chemical and physical data. A.M. James and M.P. Lord. 1992.
BSL Reference collection 540.212 J27m

Section II. Properties of the elements

Periodic table
Standard atomic weights
Electronic configurations
Physical properties: melting point, boiling point, density, specific heat capacity, electrical conductivity, oxidation states.
Crystal structure, atomic and ionic radii
van der Waals radii
Ionization energies
Atomic electron affinities
Proton affinities of atoms
Electronegativities
Abundance in the earth's crust and in sea water
Composition of the atmosphere
Composition of the adult human body

IV. General properties of molecules

Hybrid orbitals
Average bond lengths of diatomic molecules
Bond lengths of elements
Bond lengths and angles - inorganic compounds and organic compounds, polymers
Shapes of molecules and ions
Electric dipole moments - organic compounds and inorganic compounds
Polarizabilities and polarizability volumes - inorganic and organic molecules
Electron affinities of some diatomic molecules and radicals
Lennard-Jones (12-6) potential parameters
Madelung constants
Character tables
Bravais lattices
Characteristics of seven crystal systems

VI. Electrochemistry

Conductivity of potassium chloride solutions
Molar conductivity of electrolytes in aqueous solution
Limiting molar ionic conductivities in a range of solvents
Equivalent conductivities and cation transport numbers of fused salts
Debye-Huckel-Onsager coefficients for 1:1 electrolytes
Ionic strength as a function of concentration for various valence type electrolytes
Relationship between molality, mean ionic molality, activity and mean ionic activity coefficient for various valence type electrolytes
Mean stoichiometric ionic activity coefficients for electrolytes in aqueous solution
Mean ionic activity coefficients for hydrochloric acid in water and in dioxane-water mixtures
Activity coefficients calculated using the Debye-Huckel equation
Transport numbers of cations in aqueous solution
Transport numbers of cations of 2:1 electrolytes in aqueous solution
Cation transport numbers of hydrochloric acid in dioxane-water mixtures
Cation transport numbers in aqueous solution at various temperatures
Diffusion coefficients at aqueous solutions of selected electrolytes
Osmotic and activity coefficients - sodium, potassium and calcium chloride and sulphuric acid solutions, sucrose solutions
pH values of operational reference standard solutions
pH values of useful buffer solutions
Biological buffer solutions
pH values of some common buffer solutions, some common solutions, fluids and foodstuffs
Acid-base indicators
Standard (reduction) potentials in aqueous and non-aqueous solution
Formal electrode potentials
Standard redox potentials for some biological half reactions
Redox indicators for volumetric use
Biological redox indicators
Dissociation constants of inorganic and organic acids and bases in aqueous solution
Ionization constants for water and deuterium oxide
Autoprotolysis constants for some solvents
Solubility products in water
Stepwise formation (stability) constants
Formation constants for EDTA complexes
Hammett acidity function
Half-wave potentials of selected lnorganic species and organic compounds
Isoelectric points for several proteins

VIII. Spectroscopy

Electromagnetic spectrum
Calibration standards
Molecular parameters of gases
Rotational constants and moments of inertia
Fundamental vibrational frequencies
Nuclear spin moments
Chemical shifts of common functional groups
Mass spectral data

XI. Physical properties of inorganic and organic compounds

Inorganic compounds, organic compounds, organometallic compounds - melting point, boiling point, density, refractive index, solubility, description, colour, crystal structure, flash point, hazards, critical pressure, critical temperature, critical volume, critical density, vapour pressure, ionization potentials
Amino acids and derivatives - density, melting point, pK values, specific rotation, solubility
Carbohydrates - melting point, specific rotation, solubility, derivatives
Steroids (bile acids, corticosteroids, sex hormones, sterols)- melting point, specific rotation, solubility
Nucleic acids, nucleosides, nucleotides, purines, pyrimidines - melting point, pK, solubility
Polymers and plastics
Refrigerants
Gases - van der Waals constants, Boyle temperatures, second virial coefficients, solubility
Critical concentrations for micelle formation - ionic and non-ionic surfactants
Proteins in water - physical constants
Density of aqueous solutions: ethanol, acids, bases, alcohols, electrolyte solutions, sugar solutions

XIII. Thermodynamic properties of elements and compounds

Thermodynamic data for elements and inorganic, organic and biochemical compounds: enthalpy of formation, free energy of formation, entropy, molar heat capacity
Enthalpies of combustion for selected organic compounds
Enthalpies of fusion and vaporization at the transition temperature of some inorganic and organic compounds
Enthalpies of formation of gaseous atoms from elements in their standard states and of free radicals
Enthalpy of solution of selected electrolytes
Enthalpy of neutralization
Integral enthalpies of solution
Bond dissociation enthalpies
Enthalpy of hydration of some ions
Free energy function for selected gaseous carbon compounds
Molar thermodynamic functions of a harmonic oscillator
Lattice enthalpies of some metal halides
Thermodynamic data for some ion association reactions
Molar heat capacities of elements, solid inorganic compounds, gaseous organic compounds
Temperature dependence of heat capacities
Debye characteristic temperatures
Standard Gibbs free energy function of hydrolysis of some phosphate and other biologically important compounds
Thermodynamic constants for phase changes of water and deuterium oxide
Molal cryoscopic and ebullioscopic constants for some common solvents
Henry's Law constants for gases in solution
Joule-Thompson coefficients for some gases
Standard Molar Gibbs energies of transfer of selected ions from water into aqueous alcohols
Calorific values of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels
Properties of some common binary azeotropes
Critical solution temperatures for some partially miscible binary liquid mixtures
Systems with simple eutectic points
Cryohydrates
Equilibrium constants for gaseous reactions at various temperatures

XV Chemical kinetics

Kinetic data for some first and second order reactions
Arrhenius parameters for rate coefficients
Rate coefficients for some second order solution reactions
Arrhenius pre-exponential factors, entropies and volumes of activation for a selection of reactions
Activation energies for some catalysed reactions
Hammett substituent constants and Hammett reaction constants

XVI Health and safety

Toxicity data and exposure limits for some organic compounds, inorganic compounds, pesticides and other materials in common use.

Lange's handbook of chemistry. 14th ed. 1992.
BSL Reference collection 540.202 L274l.14

Section 1. Organic compounds

Nomenclature
Physical properties: formula and some structural diagrams, formula weight, density, refractive index, melting point, boiling point, flash point, solubility; with a formula index and references to Beilstein.

Section 2. General information, conversion tables, and mathematics

Fundamental physical constants, symbols, conversion factors, statistical tables

Section 3. Inorganic chemistry

Nomenclature
Physical properties: formula, formula weight, density, melting point, boiling point, solubility

Section 4. Properties of atoms, radicals and bonds

Electronic configuration, thermal conductivity, electrical resistivity, coefficient of linear thermal expansion of elements
Ionization energy of elements, molecules and radicals
Electron affinity of elements, molecules and radicals
Electronegativity of the elements
Atomic radii
Bond length
Bond dissociation energy
Bond and group dipole moments
Crystal lattice types
Table of nuclides

Section 5. Physical properties

Includes physical properties of organic and inorganic compounds at various temperatures and presssures and azeotropic data. Properties are: solubility, vapor pressure, boiling point, density and specific gravity, viscosity, dielectric constant, dipole moment, surface tension, refractive index, thermal conductivity

Section 6. Thermodynamic properties

Enthalpy, Gibbs energy of formation, entropy, heat capacity, heat of fusion, heat of vaporization, heat of sublimation, specific heat of organic and inorganic compounds
Critical properties

Section 7. Spectroscopy

X-ray methods
Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy absorption bands
Fluorescence spectroscopy
Infrared absorption frequencies
Raman frequencies
Nmr chemical shifts and spin coupling constants

Mass spectrometry

Section 8. Electrolytes, electromotive force and chemical equilibrium

Activity coefficient
Equilibrium constants: ionic product constant, solubility products, pKa values, formation constants for metal complexes
Reference electrodes, indicators, electrode potential, conductance, electrical conductivity

Section 9. Physicochemical relationships

Hammett and Taft constants

Section 10. Polymers, rubbers, fats, oils and waxes

Section 11. Practical laboratory information

Index

Tables of physical and chemical constants. G.W.C. Kaye and T.H. Laby. 16th ed. 1995
BSL Reference collection 530.8 K23t.16

3.1 The elements

Periodic table
Properties - atomic weight, atomic number, density, melting point, boiling point

3.2 Properties of inorganic compounds

Formula, melting point, boiling point, density, solubility

3.3 Properties of organic compounds

Formula, melting point, boiling point, density, refractive index

3.4 Vapour pressures

Vapour pressure of ice at temperatures between -100 and 0 degrees C
Vapour pressure of water at temperatures between 0 and 360 degrees C
Vapour pressures of some liquids of low volatility
Vapour pressures from 0.2 to 101.325 kPa of elements, inorganic compounds, organic compounds
Vapour pressures from 0.2 to 6 MPa of elements, inorganic compounds, organic compounds

3.5 Critical constants and second virial coefficients of gases of elements, inorganic compounds, organic compounds

3.6 Properties of solutions

Solubilities of gases in water
Solubilities of inorganic solids in water
Densities of mainly inorganic aqueous solutions

3.7 Properties of chemical bonds

Dipole moments and dipole lengths of some common inorganic and organic compounds
Bond lengths and dissociation energies of diatomic molecules
Bond lengths and angles in inorganic and organic polyatomic molecules
Bond dissociation energies in inorganic and organic polyatomic molecules
Atomic radii
Ionic radii
Crystal structures
Atomic spectroscopy

3.8 Molecular spectroscopy

Nuclear moments and magnetic resonance
NMR chemical shifts in diamagnetic molecules: charts for 1H, 13C, 15N chemical shifts in functional groups
Nuclear spin relaxation time
The Mossbauer effect
Infrared and Raman spectrophotometry
Mass spectrometry
UV-visible spectroscopy

3.9 Electrochemistry

Standard solutions for calibrating conductivity vessels
Conductivities of electrolytes in aqueous solution
Standard potentials at 25 degrees C
Ionization constant of water at 0-60 degrees C
pH values
Activity coefficients of strong electrolytes in aqueous solution
Acidity constants in water
Solubility products in aqueous solution
Stability constants in aqueous solutions: a list of source compilations

3.10 Chemical thermodynamics

Standard molar heat capacities and properties of melting and evaporation of the elements
Standard molar heat capacities of some inorganic solids
Standard molar heat capacities of some gases
Cryoscopic and ebullioscopic constantsand enthalpies of fusion and of evaporation of some common solvents
Standard thermodynamic functions for pure inorganic substances, for aqueous ions and for pure organic substances

3.11 Miscellaneous data

Properties of polymers: density, tensile strength, coefficient of linear expansion , heat capacity, thermal conductivity, refractive index, resistivity, dielectric constant, stability, permeability constant
Some characteristics of common glasses: composition, annealing temperature, linear coefficient of expansion
Cooling agents
Calorific values of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels
Flammability of gases and vapours

Book of data
BSL Reference collection 502.12 E47b

3. Spectroscopy

3.1 The electromagnetic spectrum

3.2 Emission spectra
3.3 Infra-red spectroscopy
3.4 Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
3.5 X-ray emission and absorption spectra of 27 elements
3.6 Absorption of X-rays and gamma-rays: air, water, aluminium, iron, lead, concrete

4. Shape, size and structure of atoms and molecules

4.1 Ionization energies
4.2 Electronic configurations
4.2 Atomic energy levels
4.4 Atomic radii and Pauling electronegativities
4.5 Shapes of molecules and ions
4.6 Bond lengths and bond energies
4.7 Bond lengths and angles
4.8 Crystal systems and structures

5. Thermochemical and physical properties

5.1 Introduction to physical and thermochemical tables
5.2 The elements: physical and thermochemical data
5.3 Inorganic compounds: physical and thermochemical data:
state, crystal system, molar mass, density, melting point, boiling point, enthalpy change of formation, Gibbs free energy change of formation, entropy, solubility in water
5.4 Organic compounds: some traditional and systematic names
5.5 Organic compounds: physical and thermochemical data:
state, molar mass, density, refractive index, melting point, boiling point, enthalpy change of combustion, enthalpy change of formation, Gibbs free energy change of formation, entropy, dipole moment, relative permittivity
5.6 Thermochemical data for ions in aqueous solution:
enthalpy change of formation, Gibbs free energy of formation, entropy
5.7 Enthalpy changes of neutralization
5.8 Enthalpy changes of formation of aqueous solutions
5.9 Lattice energies
5.10 Electron affinities of the elements

6. Miscellaneous chemical data

6.1 Standard electrode potentials
6.2 Reaction kinetics:
gas phase reactions and reactions in aqueous solution
6.3 Solubility products for ions in aqueous solution
6.4 Molar conductivities of ions in aqueous solution
6.5 Equilibrium constants for acids and bases in aqueous solution:
dissociation constants for about 40 inorganic and organic acids and 7 inorganic bases
6.6 Indicators
6.7 Buffer solutions
6.8 Equilibrium constants, enthalpy change and Gibbs free energy change for reactions involving gases
6.9 Variation with temperature of water and ethanoic acid properties
6.10 Vapour pressures of selected inorganic and organic liquids
6.11 Vapour pressure of ice and water as a function of temperature
6.12 Dipole moments of inorganic molecules
6.13 Stability constants for metal ion complexes

7.7 Properties of polymers

7.9 Physical properties of liquids: molar mass, density, cubic expansivity, melting point, boiling point, saturation vapour pressure, enthalpy change of fusion, enthalpy change of vaporization, isothermal compressibility, specific heat capacity, thermal conductivity, speed of sound, viscosity, surface tension, relative permittivity (dielectric constant), refractive index of 28 mainly organic compounds.
7.10 Physical properties of gases:
molar mass, boiling point, specfic heat capacity, heat capacity ratio, viscosity, volume expansivity, temperature coefficient of pressure, compressibility factor, critical temperature, critical pressure, critical density, mean free path, molecular diameter.
8.1 Equations and formulae: physics, chemistry, and mathematics

References

Substance index

General index

Periodic Table