Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ770225
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-May
Pages: 2
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
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Aromatic Bagels: An Edible Resonance Analogy
Lin, Shirley
Journal of Chemical Education, v84 n5 p779-780 May 2007
Two Lewis structures, resonance contributors, are used to describe benzene (the Kekule structure) in order to explain resonance theory to chemistry students. The students could create two bagel halves representing the Kekule structures of benzene in which the numbered toothpicks corresponds to the carbon atoms in the two structures and the x electrons are represented by regions of cream cheese.
Descriptors: Chemistry, Demonstrations (Educational), Science Instruction, College Science, Secondary School Science
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Higher Education; Secondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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