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Facilitating student understanding of buffering by an integration of mathematics and chemical concepts

✍ Scribed by Robert Curtright; Randall Emry; Ruth M. Heaton; John Markwell

Publisher
The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Year
2004
Tongue
English
Weight
201 KB
Volume
32
Category
Article
ISSN
1470-8175

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✦ Synopsis

We describe a simple undergraduate exercise involving the titration of a weak acid by a strong base using a pH meter and a micropipette. Students then use their data and carry out graphical analyses with a spreadsheet. The analyses involve using mathematical concepts such as first-derivative and semi-log plots and provide an opportunity for collaboration between biochemistry and mathematics instructors. By focusing on titration data, rather than the titration process, and using a variety of graphical transformations, we believe that students achieve a deeper understanding of the concept of buffering.

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