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- Sheds light on the role of the iron(III) thiocyanate reaction in the study of chemical equilibrium
- Provides an excellent example of how chemistry has developed its own knowledge base throughout history
- Discusses the controversies throughout its 180-year history
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science (BRIEFSMOLECULAR)
Part of the book sub series: History of Chemistry (BRIESFHISTCHEM)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
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.
Authors and Affiliations
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Avondale College of Higher Education, Cooranbong, Australia
Kevin C. de Berg
About the author
Kevin C. de Berg completed his PhD in physical chemistry in 1978 at the University of Queensland and his MAppSc in 1989 from Curtin University. His research thesis for the MAppSc degree examined the historical significance of the gas laws particularly for the education context. Interests in chemistry and history and philosophy of science led to an invitation to serve on the editorial committee of the journal: Science & Education-Contributions from History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science and Mathematics; and to contributing a chapter titled: The Place of the History of Chemistry in the Teaching and Learning of Chemistry. Kevin has spent 9 years as a high school science and mathematics teacher and 36 years lecturing and researching in the area of physical and inorganic chemistry and history and philosophy of science. He is currently a Conjoint Associate Professor at Avondale College of Higher Education.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Iron(III) Thiocyanate Reaction
Book Subtitle: Research History and Role in Chemical Analysis
Authors: Kevin C. de Berg
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27316-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-27315-6Published: 27 November 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-27316-3Published: 13 November 2019
Series ISSN: 2191-5407
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5415
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 99
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 21 illustrations in colour
Topics: History of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Philosophical and Historical Foundations of Science