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Record Nr.

UNINA9910357823803321

Autore

de Berg Kevin C

Titolo

The Iron(III) Thiocyanate Reaction : Research History and Role in Chemical Analysis / / by Kevin C. de Berg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-27316-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XI, 99 p. 24 illus., 21 illus. in color.)

Collana

History of Chemistry, , 2212-991X

Disciplina

540.9

Soggetti

Chemistry - History

Chemistry, Physical and theoretical

Chemistry, Inorganic

Science - Philosophy

Science - History

History of Chemistry

Physical Chemistry

Inorganic Chemistry

Philosophical and Historical Foundations of Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The Reaction and Chemical Analysis -- The Reaction and its Nomenclature, Formulae, and Units -- The Reaction: Chemical Affinity and Controversy -- The Reaction: Chemical Affinity: Laws, Theories and Models -- The Reaction and its Equilibrium Constants: The Role of Mathematics and Data Analysis -- The Reaction and its Kinetics -- The Reaction in Secondary and Tertiary Education Curricula -- Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This Brief presents an historical investigation into the reaction between ferric ions and thiocyanate ions, which has been viewed in different ways throughout the last two centuries. Historically, the reaction was used in chemical analysis and to highlight the nature of chemical reactions, the laws of chemistry, models and theories of chemistry, chemical nomenclature, mathematics and data analysis, and instrumentation, which are important ingredients of what one might



call the nature of chemistry. Using the history of the iron(III) thiocyanate reaction as a basis, the book’s main objective is to explore how chemistry develops its own knowledge base; how it assesses the reliability of that base; and how some important tools of the trade have been brought to bear on a chemical reaction to achieve understanding, a worthwhile goal of any historical investigation.