Teaching Chemistry with Electron Density Models

Alan J. Shusterman
Department of Chemistry, Reed College, 3203 S. E. Woodstock Blvd., Portland, OR 97202-8199
Gwendolyn P. Shusterman
Department of Chemistry, Portland State University, P. O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751
J. Chem. Educ., 1997, 74 (7), p 771
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p771
Publication Date (Web): July 1, 1997

Abstract

This article describes a powerful new method for teaching students about electronic structure and its relevance to chemical phenomena. This method, developed and used for several years in general chemistry and organic chemistry courses, relies on computer-generated three-dimensional models of electron density distributions.

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