The Iron(III) Thiocyanate Reaction - Kevin C. de Berg

The Iron(III) Thiocyanate Reaction

Research History and Role in Chemical Analysis
Buch | Softcover
XI, 99 Seiten
2019 | 1st ed. 2019
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-27315-6 (ISBN)
53,49 inkl. MwSt

This Brief presents an historical investigation into the reaction between ferric ions and thiocyanate ions, which has been viewed in different ways throughout the last two centuries. Historically, the reaction was used in chemical analysis and to highlight the nature of chemical reactions, the laws of chemistry, models and theories of chemistry, chemical nomenclature, mathematics and data analysis, and instrumentation, which are important ingredients of what one might call the nature of chemistry. Using the history of the iron(III) thiocyanate reaction as a basis, the book's main objective is to explore how chemistry develops its own knowledge base; how it assesses the reliability of that base; and how some important tools of the trade have been brought to bear on a chemical reaction to achieve understanding, a worthwhile goal of any historical investigation.

Kevin C. de Berg completed his PhD in physical chemistry in 1978 at the University of Queensland and his MAppSc in 1989 from Curtin University. His research thesis for the MAppSc degree examined the historical significance of the gas laws particularly for the education context. Interests in chemistry and history and philosophy of science led to an invitation to serve on the editorial committee of the journal: Science & Education-Contributions from History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science and Mathematics; and to contributing a chapter titled: The Place of the History of Chemistry in the Teaching and Learning of Chemistry. Kevin has spent 9 years as a high school science and mathematics teacher and 36 years lecturing and researching in the area of physical and inorganic chemistry and history and philosophy of science. He is currently a Conjoint Associate Professor at Avondale College of Higher Education.

Introduction.- The Reaction and Chemical Analysis.- The Reaction and its Nomenclature, Formulae, and Units.- The Reaction: Chemical Affinity and Controversy.- The Reaction: Chemical Affinity: Laws, Theories and Models.- The Reaction and its Equilibrium Constants: The Role of Mathematics and Data Analysis.- The Reaction and its Kinetics.- The Reaction in Secondary and Tertiary Education Curricula.- Conclusions.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie History of Chemistry
SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science
Zusatzinfo XI, 99 p. 24 illus., 21 illus. in color.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Gewicht 185 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Chemie Allgemeines / Lexika
Schlagworte Chemical affinity • chemical equilibrium • chemical kinetics • Claude Louis Berthollet • Iron(III) Thiocyanate equilibrium • Jöns Jacob Berzelius • Laws of chemistry • Le Châtelier's Principle • mathematics in chemistry • Models and theory of chemistry • Nature of chemistry • Torbern Olof Bergman
ISBN-10 3-030-27315-6 / 3030273156
ISBN-13 978-3-030-27315-6 / 9783030273156
Zustand Neuware
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