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ERIC Number: EJ309042
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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The Deceptive Difficulty of Descriptive Chemistry and the Chemistry Curriculum.
Bent, Henry A.
Journal of Chemical Education, v61 n11 p985-87 Nov 1984
Suggesting that descriptive chemistry is basic to basic chemical literacy, offers examples of descriptive chemistry problems (with answers) based on inexpensive, short, safe, striking, and simple lecture experiments. Issues related to the teaching of descriptive chemistry are also addressed. (JN)
Descriptors: Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, College Science, Demonstrations (Educational), Higher Education, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Science Experiments, Science Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Descriptive Chemistry