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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 2009  > February  >
In the Classroom
Resources for Student Assessment
Fluorine Compounds and Dental Health: Applications of General Chemistry Topics
Gabriel Pinto
Grupo de Innovación Educativa de Didáctica de la Química, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid 28006, Spain
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February 2009
Vol. 86 No. 2
p. 185
Abstract
An example about the use of everyday phenomena in teaching general chemistry is given. Students have a greater appreciation of the principles of chemistry if they can see the relevance to their lives. Fluorine compounds in dental applications (as topical or as systemic use) provide an excellent context in which to review core content of general chemistry, namely, stoichiometry, concentration units, physiological importance of elements, resonance of polyatomic ions, bond order, bond length, geometry of polyatomic ions, and treatment of water. A set of questions, covering the cited topics, and the corresponding answers are presented to encourage critical thinking from students.
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Pinto, Gabriel. J. Chem. Educ. 2009, 86, 185.
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Keywords
Applications of Chemistry; Consumer Chemistry; First-Year Undergraduate / General; Fluorine; High School / Introductory Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry; Inquiry-Based / Discovery Learning; Interdisciplinary / Multidisciplinary; Lewis Structures; Medicinal Chemistry; Physical Chemistry; Physical Properties; Problem Solving / Decision Making; Public Understanding / Outreach; Stoichiometry; VSEPR Theory; Water / Water Chemistry
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