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An Acid Hydrocarbon: A Chemical Paradox
Jeffrey T. Burke
Health/Science Division, Cumberland County College, Vineland, NJ 08362-1500

checked by Gary MacDonald,
Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA 19530.

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January 2004
Vol. 81 No. 1
p. 65

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This article explores the use of paradox as a teaching and learning strategy. Specifically, students observe the acid-like paradoxical behavior of the hydrocarbon cyclopentadiene. This observation then serves as a springboard to an understanding of the non-benzenoid aromatics.
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*  Citation
Burke, Jeffrey T. J. Chem. Educ. 2004 81 65.
*  Keywords
Acid–Base Chemistry; Aromaticity / Aromatics; Demonstrations; Inquiry-Based / Discovery Method; Organic Chemistry
*  History
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December 8, 2003
February 18, 2005
Full Text PDF corrected (April 2004).
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