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What Is It Used for? A Consumer-Chemical Hunt

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Arthur M. Last

Department of Chemistry, University College of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC V2S 7M9, Canada

J. Chem. Educ., 1999, 76 (11), p 1503

DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1503

Publication Date (Web): November 1, 1999

Abstract

Situations often arise when a chemistry instructor would like to emphasize that the chemical compounds discussed in class can be found in a wide variety of consumer products. One method of doing this is to generate a "Consumer-Chemical Hunt" in which students are provided with clues to the identity of specific compounds and, after identifying the compounds in question, are required to find examples of consumer products in which these compounds are present. The Consumer-Chemical Hunt described in this paper was developed as a Chemistry Week activity, with prizes for the most successful contestants; however, it could also be used as an informal end-of-term activity, or could be incorporated into a course or unit in which the focus is the importance of chemicals in modern society.Details of a 25-item hunt are given, together with appropriate solutions. A follow-up activity involving a display of the relevant consumer products is also included.

Keywords (Audience):

First-Year Undergraduate / General

Keywords (Domain):

Public Understanding / Outreach

Keywords (Subject):

Consumer Chemistry

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