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Beni B. Dangi; Maggie A. Cooper; Nathaniel Carnegie; Judy Clark – Journal of Chemical Education, 2025
A laboratory experiment has been designed for teaching laboratories aimed at training students in the basics of spectroscopy in junior and senior level undergraduate chemistry courses. Despite the ubiquity of light-based tools in modern science, students often find it difficult to comprehend light and light-matter interactions. A portable…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Spectroscopy
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Jiachen Li; Guanzhou Zhu; Peng Liang; Hongjie Dai – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
An integrated laboratory experience in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is designed for undergraduate and graduate students in chemistry, materials science, and other related fields. Focusing on ubiquitous Si, Cu, and their common oxides, students are guided to characterize a series of standard materials by XPS to understand the fundamentals…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Chemistry, Science Instruction
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Courtney H. Deslauriers; Benjamin J. Knurr – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
Experiments that explore quantum principles while utilizing and reinforcing previous synthesis skills are excellent for engaging students and promoting the interconnected nature of chemistry. This experiment utilizes sophomore-level organic synthesis techniques to have students produce their own "meso" substituted porphyrins. The UV-vis…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Science Instruction, Chemistry, Spectroscopy
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Philip P. Lampkin; Angie E. Xu; Brian J. Esselman; Cara E. Schwarz; Sebastian D. Thompson; Samuel H. Gellman; Nicholas J. Hill – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
Synthesis of (Z)-alkenes is challenging because the (E) stereoisomers are usually more stable. Energy transfer photocatalysis has emerged as an efficient strategy for (E) [right arrow] (Z) alkene isomerization. We report the development of an advanced undergraduate laboratory experiment that introduces students to contemporary organic…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Science Instruction, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry
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Maria Antonietta Carpentieri; Marco Matteoni; Valentina Domenici – Journal of Chemical Education, 2025
This research paper aims to propose a novel didactic sequence inspired by an historical/epistemological study of the evolution of spectroscopy and in particular of colorimetry. The working principles of the historical color comparators and the visual color matching method, first proposed by Duboscq, stimulated us in the development of a five-step…
Descriptors: Spectroscopy, Color, Science Instruction, High School Students
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Raoyu Qiu; Zequn Lin; Zican Yang; Liang Gao – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
Machine learning (ML) is extensively applied in chemistry, particularly in vibrational spectroscopy. However, few teaching examples effectively demonstrate the capabilities of ML in classifying polymeric materials, exhibiting subtle spectral differences that elude visual discrimination. This study presents a teaching example specifically tailored…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Classification, Undergraduate Study, Chemistry
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Anna Laguta; Natalya Vodolazkaya; Dmitry Nerukh – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
Chemistry experiments involving biological aspects are in high demand. This laboratory exercise blends biochemistry and physical chemistry, illustrates key concepts of the virus capsid surface, and is designed for a chemistry laboratory course for students majoring in biology in college. The experimental part provides a mastery of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Science Instruction, Chemistry, Biochemistry
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Philip P. Lampkin; Angie E. Xu; Brian J. Esselman; Cara E. Schwarz; Sebastian D. Thompson; Samuel H. Gellman; Nicholas J. Hill – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
Synthesis of (Z)-alkenes is challenging because the (E) stereoisomers are usually more stable. Energy transfer photocatalysis has emerged as an efficient strategy for (E) [right arrow] (Z) alkene isomerization. We report the development of an advanced undergraduate laboratory experiment that introduces students to contemporary organic…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Synthesis
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Hayley Abbiss; Armaghan Shafaei; Mark Bannister; Mary C. Boyce – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
Short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are produced in the gut as a result of microbial action on ingested dietary fiber and have been associated with several health benefits. Herein an undergraduate student experiment that uses gas chromatography equipped with either a flame ionization detector or mass spectrometer for the analysis and quantitation of…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Hygiene, Physiology, Spectroscopy
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Larry Collins; Alexis R. Hartley; Christopher T. Jurgenson – Journal of Chemical Education, 2025
NMR prediction using ChemDoodle, NMR calculation with Gaussian, and hands-on data collection using a benchtop NMR spectrometer were explored to assess their synergistic capacity in teaching NMR to organic chemistry students. Nine molecules representing functional groups commonly encountered in undergraduate organic chemistry were selected. Spectra…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Molecular Structure, Science Instruction, Science Laboratories
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Craig D. Campbell; Thomas C. Birkett; Malcolm I. Stewart – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
By adapting a well-established expository style practical on the topic of chemoselectivity, we present our successful approach to introducing elements of guided inquiry and decision-making to novice undergraduate chemists. Using nitroacetophenone as the polyfunctional substrate, students investigate the effect of using two different classes of…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Undergraduate Students
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Sunil Dehipawala; Tak Cheung – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2024
The education science (or pedagogy based on scientific principles) of the learning of spectroscopy analysis in terms of critical thinking was examined in a community college setting with high school outreach and senor college transfer students enrolling in courses and/or projects. The most important discovery of science in the 20th Century was the…
Descriptors: Spectroscopy, Critical Thinking, Community Colleges, Science Instruction
Jessica Castillo Baltazar; Adolfo Eduardo Obaya-Valdivia; Benjamín Velasco-Bejarano – Online Submission, 2024
A didactic sequence is proposed using an infrared puzzle and a didactic questionnaire for the teaching-learning of infrared spectroscopy at the upper secondary level. The didactic sequence that was designed was implemented in person in the subject of Chemistry IV at the high school level, corresponding to the sixth semester of the curriculum of…
Descriptors: Spectroscopy, Chemistry, Secondary School Science, Science Instruction
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Chengxuan Guo; Nicole Wendel; Ally Lee; Shonda Monette; Brian Morrison; Dominic Frisbie; Earlene Erbe; Rene´e S. Cole; Max Lei Geng – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
The pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing industry has become the largest industrial sector for the employment of chemists, indicating a need for experiments with a pharmaceutical sciences context in the undergraduate chemistry curriculum. In the pharmaceutical industry, testing drug dissolution is a key analytical task for solid oral dosage…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Laboratory Experiments
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Carrie R. Salmon; Paul A. Bonvallet; Yuan Xue; Susan E. Ramlo – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
General chemistry courses serve as foundational curriculum within most STEM undergraduate curricula, and hence, it is essential to assess student knowledge and application of learning outcomes for courses such as Introduction to Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. Within the United States, paper-and-pencil examinations are typical for measuring…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Chemistry, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study
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