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Direct linkGarner, Charles M. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2005
A discovery-based experiment is developed depending on a "false assumption" that the students mistakenly assume they know the structure of a reaction product and are forced to reconcile observations that are inconsistent with this assumption. This experiment involves the chemistry of azulenes, an interesting class of intensely colored aromatic…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Heuristics, Discovery Processes, Misconceptions
