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Chemistry for Everyone
Acid–Base Chemistry According to Robert Boyle: Chemical Reactions in Words as well as Symbols
David E. Goodney
Department of Chemistry, Willamette University, Salem, OR 97301
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July 2006
Vol. 83 No. 7
p. 1001
Abstract
Examples of acid–base reactions from Robert Boyle's The Sceptical Chemist are used to illustrate the rich information content of chemical equations. Boyle required lengthy passages of florid language to describe the same reaction that can be done quite simply with a chemical equation. Reading or hearing the words, however, enriches the student's understanding of the chemical equations and the phenomena they represent.
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 Goodney, David E. J. Chem. Educ. 2006 83 1001.
*  Keywords
 Acids / Bases; Communication / Writing; Demonstrations; Descriptive Chemistry; First-Year Undergraduate / General; High School / Introductory Chemistry; History / Philosophy; Nonmajor Courses; Reactions
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