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An Element of Controversy: The Life of Chlorine in Science, Medicine, Technology and War (Hasok Chang and Catherine Jackson, Eds.)

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Harry E. Pence

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY 13820.

J. Chem. Educ., 2008, 85 (8), p 1055

DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1055

Publication Date (Web): August 1, 2008

Abstract

This book is almost as interesting for the way it was written as it is for the subject matter. As the title suggests, the element chlorine has been the subject of one controversy after another from the time it was discovered in the late 18th century down to the present day.

Keywords (Audience):

General Public

Keywords (Domain):

History / Philosophy

Keywords (Feature):

Book and Media Reviews

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Student-Centered Learning

Keywords (Subject):

Undergraduate Research

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Chlorine: Undergraduate Research on an Element of Controversy
Hasok Chang
Journal of Chemical Education2009 86 (4), 418
- Chlorine: Undergraduate Research on an Element of Controversy
  Hasok Chang
  Journal of Chemical Education2009 86 (4), 418
  If chemical elements were people, chlorine would be a celebrity. Although intrinsically no more or less important than any other element, chlorine has had a knack of making headlines. The genre of "object biography" has been quite successful in popular ...
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