What is Chemical Analysis?
Brief overview of the subject from the Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia.

Analytical Chemistry Cross-Index
"This index provides an introduction to some of the fundamental concepts and methods of analytical chemistry."  By Brian M. Tissue, Virginia Tech University.

The Analytical Chemistry Springboard
"This is an attempt to present a comprehensive list of analytical chemistry resources on the Internet."  By Knut Irgum, Umeå University, Sweden.

Careers in Analytical Chemistry
From the "What Chemists Do" section of the American Chemical Society website.

Gravimetric Analysis
�?nbsp; Gravimetric Analysis.  The Wikipedia article.
�?nbsp; Gravimetric Analysis, by Clive Buckley, North East Wales Institute of Higher Education.
�?nbsp; Gravimetric Methods, by Oliver Seely, California State University Dominguez Hills.

Volumetric Analysis
The Wikipedia article on titration.

Doing a Titration
With lots of pictures, from ChemLab, Dartmouth College.

Use of Volumetric Glassware
Brief explanations about using the buret, volumetric pipet, and volumetric flask.  From the Department of Chemistry, Allegheny College.

Glass Combination Electrodes for Measuring pH
This Wikipedia article gives a brief look at the design of the pH combination electrode commonly used in the chemistry lab.

Qualitative Determination of Cations and Anions
�?nbsp; Qualitative Inorganic Analysis.  Brief introduction from Wikipedia.
�?nbsp; Qualitative Analysis.  Good overview of the principles, includes solubility tables.  From the Department of Chemistry, Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.
�?nbsp; Inorganic Qualitative Analysis.  Thorough introduction includes methods and flowcharts.  By B. K. Kramer and J. M. McCormick, Truman State University.

Combustion Analysis
�?nbsp; Tutorial Guide.  For the Exeter Analytical 440 Elemental Analyzer.
�?nbsp; C/H/N Analysis.  Describes the operation the Perkin Elmer 2400 CHN Elemental Analyzer.
�?nbsp; Combustion Analysis Calculations.  Calculation of the empirical formula from combustion products CO₂ and H₂O.  From John L. Park's ChemTeam site.
�?nbsp; Combustion Analysis Calculations.  Calculation of percent composition and determining the empirical formula from percent composition.  From David N. Blauch's Chemistry Experiments and Exercises.

Spectroscopy
The Wikipedia article.  Good introduction, with links to other articles about the major types of spectroscopy used by chemists.

Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy
�?nbsp; Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy, from the Wikipedia encyclopedia.
�?nbsp; Visible & Ultraviolet Spectroscopy, from William H. Reusch's Virtual Textbook of Organic Chemistry.
�?nbsp; UV-Visible Spectroscopy, from Sheffield-Halland University.
�?nbsp; Beer's Law.  Relationship between absorbance and concentration, from Sheffield-Hallam University.  More chemistry tutorials at Sheffield-Hallam are located here.

Photochemistry
The mechanistic basis of absorption of UV and visible light and photochemical reactions are introduced.  From William Reusch's Virtual Textbook of Organic Chemistry

Infrared Spectroscopy
�?nbsp; Infrared Spectroscopy, from William Reusch's Virtual Textbook.
�?nbsp; IR Spectroscopy Tutorial, from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
�?nbsp; Interpretation of Infrared Spectra, from the California State University, Stanislaus Chemistry Department.
�?nbsp; Introduction to IR Theory, from the Interactive Instructional Text by Professors Chickos, Garin and D'Souza at the University of Missouri at St. Louis.

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
�?nbsp; NMR Spectroscopy, from William Reusch's Virtual Textbook.  Covers ¹H and ¹³C-NMR.
�?nbsp; The Theory of NMR, from the University of Colorado at Boulder.  Covers ¹H and ¹³C-NMR.
�?nbsp; The Basics of NMR, Detailed coverage of instrument design and theory, aimed toward researchers using NMR.  By Joseph P. Hornak, Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology.

Spectral Database for Organic Compounds, SDBS
Includes MS, ¹³C-NMR, ¹H-NMR, IR, Raman, and ESR spectra.  Searchable by multiple methods including compound name, formula, and CAS number.

Spectroscopy Problems
From the University of Colorado at Boulder. See also WebSpectra and NMR Tutor for more problems and examples, and Organic Structure Elucidations.