A transition from a traditional to a project-like physical chemistry laboratory via heterogeneous catalysis study

Abstract

A Transition from a Traditional to a Project-Like Physical Chemistry Laboratory via a Heterogeneous Catalysis Study A new approach to the teaching of a physical chemistry laboratory is presented which combines traditional and project-like experiments.Generally, to the student, the educational objectives of a chemistry laboratory are not well defined. The physical chemistry laboratory is no exception especially when a cookbook-type scheme is followed (I). With such a scheme, isolated experiments are carried out and fail to show an overall rela-

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