Superlatives in Teaching General Chemistry

Chemical Education

Authors

  • Antonio Togni Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, HCI H 105, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland;, Email: atogni@ethz.ch

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2021.343

Keywords:

Acidity functions, Brønsted acids and bases, Oxidizing agents, Superacids, Superbases

Abstract

What is the strongest Brønsted acid, the strongest base, the strongest oxidizing agent? If not understood in an absolute, once-and-forever sense, the answers to such questions may help at extending and reinforcing the meaning of simple concepts in first-year chemistry courses. Moreover, they serve the purpose of introducing research aspects and linking them to general chemistry.
CHIMIA Vol. 75 No. 04(2021): Laureates: Junior Prizes of the SCS Fall Meeting 2020

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2021-04-28

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Vol. 75 No. 4 (2021): Laureates: Junior Prizes of the SCS Fall Meeting 2020

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A. Togni, Chimia 2021, 75, 343, DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2021.343.