This feature presents a collection of applications and analogies. Ideally, these applications and analogies will be such that they illustrate topics taught at either the high-school or undergraduate level.
An analogy will usually be designed to assist students in understanding an abstract concept by presenting the concept in terms of something which the student is able to visualize. Where possible, authors should include a discussion of any limitations of the described analogy.
A typical application will illustrate how a knowledge of chemistry can explain some facet of everyday life. Possible examples would include explanations of how chemical principles can be applied to explain natural phenomena, descriptions of how and why particular reactions or reagents are used in a given industrial process, or an analysis of the mode of action of a specific drug or health-care product.
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Some examples of analogies previously published in this feature:
Intermediates, Transition States, Butterflies, and Frogs
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