Scerri, Eric (2019) Five ideas in chemical education that must die,. Foundations of Chemistry, 21. pp. 61-69. ISSN 1386-4238

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The article concerns five traditionally difficult issues that chemical educators encounter and how they should be resolved. In some cases I propose the examination of necessary and sufficient conditions in order to cast light on the relationships under discussion. The five educational issues are, the notion that a pH value of seven implies a neutral solution of water and vice versa, the use of Le Châtelier’s Principle, the relative occupation and ionization of 4s and 3d orbitals, the explanation of anomalous electronic configurations and the elements that make up group 3 of the periodic table.

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Item Type:	Published Article or Volume
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Scerri, Eric scerri@chem.ucla.edu 0000-0001-9775-5829
Keywords:	Chemical education · pH and neutrality · Le Châtelier Principle · Electronic configurations · Anomalous configurations · Group 3
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Chemistry Specific Sciences > Physics
Depositing User:	Eric Scerri
Date Deposited:	28 Jan 2025 18:01
Last Modified:	28 Jan 2025 18:01
Item ID:	24623
Journal or Publication Title:	Foundations of Chemistry
Publisher:	Springer
Official URL:	https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10698-0...
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Chemistry Specific Sciences > Physics
Date:	2019
Page Range:	pp. 61-69
Volume:	21
ISSN:	1386-4238
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/24623

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