The Chemical EducatorISSN: 1430-4171 (electronic version) Abstract Volume 14
Issue 5 (2009) pp 208-211 Why Do Students have to Learn about Molecular Structure and Chemical Bonding?Maria Vlassi* and Alexandra Department of Chemistry, University
of Athens, Panepistimioupolis Zografou 15771,
Athens-Greece, mvlassi@yahoo.com Published online: 29 December 2009 Abstract. The fact that the objects have many differences in their properties is due to the structure of the compounds as well as the kinds of chemical bonding.The main goal of this study is to suggest some interested examples and applications from the students’ everyday life combined with the structure and bonding. These examples are introduced through a scenario of an undergraduate student’s daily routine. The answers of the student’s queries posed in the scenario indicate why students have to learn about molecular structure and chemical bonding.
Key Words: In the Classroom; physical chemistry; organic chemistry; chemical bonding; chemical structure; intermolecular forces; molecular properties; real-world examples (*) Corresponding author. (E-mail: mvlassi@yahoo.com) Article in PDF format (110 KB) HTML format Issue date: Dec,
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