Solving Redox Reactions: The Advantages of the Thermodynamic Method

Redox reactions and their balancing are one of the basic chemistry subjects in which students may experience remarkable learning difficulties at the beginning of their university career. This topic represents an evolution of stoichiometry concepts related to the balancing of chemical reactions and c...

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Published inJournal of chemical education Vol. 100; no. 6; pp. 2215 - 2223
Main Authors Macciò, Daniele, Ottonelli, Massimo, Alloisio, Marina
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Easton American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc 13.06.2023
American Chemical Society
Subjects
Balancing
Careers
Chemical reactions
Chemistry
College students
Colleges & universities
Educational Objectives
Learning disabilities
Learning Problems
Redox reactions
Stoichiometry
Students
Teaching methods
Thermodynamics
First-Year Undergraduate
Upper-Division Undergraduate
Hands-On Learning
General Chemistry
Student-Centered Learning
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Summary:Redox reactions and their balancing are one of the basic chemistry subjects in which students may experience remarkable learning difficulties at the beginning of their university career. This topic represents an evolution of stoichiometry concepts related to the balancing of chemical reactions and can be taught with different approaches as a function of the in-depth analysis of the connected concepts as well as of the students’ backgrounds and educational objectives. In this article, we focus our attention on the thermodynamic approach, highlighting its versatility along with its strengths and weaknesses.
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ISSN:0021-9584
1938-1328
DOI:10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c01151