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So these questions came up from a fellow player looking to get a bit more mileage out of his alchemist when the adventuring days run long, and they got me curious as well so I thought I'd ask people on the forums.
Does a Splash weapon count as a "weapon"?
If so does that mean you can full attack with them assuming you have them in hand, or possess an ability that would allow you to draw them?
Can you Vital Strike with splash weapons? If so would it affect the Splash damage?
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Throw Splash Weapon
A splash weapon is a ranged weapon that breaks on impact, splashing or scattering its contents over its target and nearby creatures or objects. To attack with a splash weapon, make a ranged touch attack against the target. Thrown splash weapons require no weapon proficiency, so you don’t take the –4 nonproficiency penalty. A hit deals direct hit damage to the target and splash damage to all creatures within 5 feet of the target. If the target is Large or larger, you choose one of its squares and the splash damage affects creatures within 5 feet of that square. Splash weapons cannot deal precision-based damage (such as sneak attack).
You can instead target a specific grid intersection. Treat this as a ranged attack against AC 5. However, if you target a grid intersection, creatures in all adjacent squares are dealt the splash damage, and the direct hit damage is not dealt to any creature. You can’t target a grid intersection occupied by a creature, such as a Large or larger creature;
in this case, you’re aiming at the creature.
If you miss the target (whether aiming at a creature or a grid intersection), roll 1d8. This determines the misdirection of the throw, with 1 falling short (off-target in a straight line toward the thrower), and 2 through 8 rotating around the target creature or grid intersection in a clockwise direction. Then, count a number of squares in the indicated direction equal to the range increment of the throw. After you determine where the weapon landed, it deals splash damage to all creatures in that square and in all adjacent squares.
It is a weapon and you can do a full attack, if you have 2 or more in hand at the start of a turn or if you have a way to draw them as a free action (quick draw don't work as it say "Alchemical items, potions, scrolls, and wands cannot be drawn quickly using this feat").
Apparently, Vital strike works. I am not 100% sure, but the Alchemical weapons are weapons and there is nothing in the feat description that say that it don't works with touch attacks.