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Links to books containing important background information for the course. Here you can find your required course texts, as well as other online resources and reference texts that are useful for analytical chemistry.
Properties and Safety Information
Information on how to find safety data sheets and property information including density, melting point, boiling point, spectra, and more.
Journal Articles
Links to key analytical chemistry journals and article databases, as well as tips for accessing full-text journal articles at U of T.

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ChemDraw
ChemDraw is a great tool that allows you to draw molecules, reactions and even experimental setups and copy them into a Word doc and is available for free while you're at UofT. Visit the link above for instructions on how to download and install the software.
Old Exams Repository
Log in with your UTORid and password, then search by course code to take a look at exams from previous years - answers aren't included!
ACS Style Guide
This section of the ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication provides examples of how to cite different types of sources in ACS style.
CASSI (Chemical Abstracts Source Index)
Search this resource to find abbreviations for common journals in chemistry, or to identify the title of a journal based on its abbreviation. Remember, all journal titles in your citations must use abbreviations according to ACS Style!

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