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In the Laboratory
Scientific–Chemical Viewpoints Regarding Smoking: A Science Laboratory for All
Ron Blonder
Department of Science Teaching, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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February 2008
Vol. 85 No. 2
p. 248
Abstract
This article describes laboratory activity that examines the chemical process of smoking and the components of smoke, of both cigarettes and water pipes (narghiles also known as "hookah"). The aim of this activity is to expose adolescents to the scientific aspects of smoking; and to present the relevance of chemistry in everyday life.
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Blonder, Ron. J. Chem. Educ. 2008, 85, 248.
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Keywords
Acids / Bases; Consumer Chemistry; First-Year Undergraduate / General; Gases; General Public; Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives; High School / Introductory Chemistry; Laboratory Equipment / Apparatus; Laboratory Instruction; pH; Public Understanding / Outreach; Student-Centered Learning
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1/4/2008
1/9/2008
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