The Importance of Kinetic Metastability: Some Common Everyday Examples

The Importance of Kinetic Metastability: Some Common Everyday Examples

The importance of kinetic metastability is illustrated in detail using several common household products and recommendations are made for how this important and widespread, but often neglected, phenomenon can be more effectively presented in the introductory chemistry textbook.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of chemical education 2015-04, Vol.92 (4), p.649-654
1. Verfasser: Jensen, William B
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Chemistry
Demonstrations (Educational)
High School Students
Introductory Courses
Kinetics
Metallurgy
Metastable state
Organic chemistry
Science Activities
Science education
Science Materials
Scientific Concepts
Scientific Methodology
Textbook Content
Textbooks
Thermodynamics
Undergraduate Students
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Zusammenfassung:The importance of kinetic metastability is illustrated in detail using several common household products and recommendations are made for how this important and widespread, but often neglected, phenomenon can be more effectively presented in the introductory chemistry textbook.
ISSN:0021-9584
1938-1328
DOI:10.1021/ed500743r