A Critical Look at Units
In this blog, Michael Jansen considers the significance of using proper units and their role in helping students develop a conceptual understanding of Chemistry.
In this blog, Michael Jansen considers the significance of using proper units and their role in helping students develop a conceptual understanding of Chemistry.
Light absorbance and fluorescence were studied for a sample of the Chicago River that had been dyed green for St. Patrick’s Day. The sample had weak green fluorescence, showing that the intense green appearance of the river was in part due to the long path length of light through the water. The ability of the green color to partition into 1-octanol was also explored.
The Chemical Education Xchange (ChemEd X, www.chemedx.org), a digital platform supported by the American Chemical Society’s Division of Chemical Education (ACS DivCHED), is hiring the next Editor-in-Chief to lead the ChemEd X editorial team and to continue to support a thriving and growing virtual commu
AP teacher and exam reader, Nora Walsh, shares tips on how to help your students answer AP Chemistry free-response questions. She provides examples, references, and rationale for her suggestions.
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Ryan Johnson and I took a trip to the top of Pikes Peak to study the Coke and Mentos experiment. And we had a few surprises along the way...