What Should We Teach Beginners about Solubility and Solubility Products?.

Hawkes, Stephen J.

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ERIC Number: EJ570993

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Publication Date: 1998

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What Should We Teach Beginners about Solubility and Solubility Products?

Hawkes, Stephen J.

Journal of Chemical Education, v75 n9 p1179-81 Sep 1998

Argues that consideration should be given to whether teaching solubility product calculations is at all useful. Claims that experienced teachers seriously misunderstand and misuse solubility product calculations. (DDR)

Descriptors: Chemical Equilibrium, Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, Cognitive Processes, Computation, Higher Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Misconceptions, Problem Solving, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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