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Liu, Y., Drew, M. G. B. , Liu, Y. and Liu, L. (2012) Anodic polarization curves revisited. Journal of Chemical Education, 90 (1). pp. 76-81. ISSN 0021-9584 doi: 10.1021/ed200835n
Abstract/Summary
An experiment published in this Journal has been revisited and it is found that the curve pattern of the anodic polarization curve for iron repeats itself successively when the potential scan is repeated. It is surprising that this observation has not been reported previously in the literature because it immediately brings into question the long accepted and well-known explanations involving a passive film. A qualitative and plausible explanation is provided from surprisingly simple principles for this new finding. Some important pedagogic conclusions have been derived from this work. It is noteworthy that the somewhat complicated phenomenon can be simply explained, thus providing two important lessons to students. First, even well-accepted scientific work studying simple processes may be incomplete and worthy of further study, and second, such processes may be explained simply at the undergraduate level. The contents of the paper also confirm that presenting curricular contents in a new and more correct manner is beneficial, interesting, and that research in curricular contents represents one of the important forms of educational research.
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| Item Type | Article |
| URI | https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/31279 |
| Item Type | Article |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Divisions | Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry |
| Publisher | The American Chemical Society |
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