ERIC Number: EJ1067716
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Jul
Pages: 3
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: EISSN-1756-1108
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Rabbit Ears Concepts of Water Lone Pairs: A Reply to Comments of Hiberty, Danovich, and Shaik
Clauss, A. D.; Ayoub, M.; Moore, J. W.; Landis, C. R.; Weinhold, F.
Chemistry Education Research and Practice, v16 n3 p694-696 Jul 2015
This article is a response to a commentary entitled "Comment on 'Rabbit-Ears Hybrids, VSEPR Sterics, and Other Orbital Anachronisms': A Reply to a Criticism," which focuses on the fundamental question of whether there exists a unique set of supposedly "real," or "best," orbitals for a given molecule. The authors of the present article suggest that the lack of detail in their original article, "Rabbit-Ears Hybrids, VSEPR Sterics, and Other Orbital Anachronisms," may have led to misunderstandings which the authors attempt to clarify through this article. [For "Comment on 'Rabbit-Ears Hybrids, VSEPR Sterics, and Other Orbital Anachronisms': A Reply to a Criticism," see EJ1067680.]
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, Molecular Structure, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Science Teachers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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