Modeling Chemical Reactions with the Gaussian Gun

• Leslie Atkins Elliott ^[1] ; Elizabeth Sippola ^[1] ; Jeffrey Watkins ^[1]
  1. [1] Boise State University

     Boise State University

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 96, Nº 1, 2019, págs. 100-103
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In this article, we describe how the Gaussian Gun, a simple configuration of magnets and ball bearings, can be leveraged to connect ideas from physics to representations and ideas that are central to chemistry and challenging for students to learn. In particular, we show how the Gaussian Gun, an arrangement of ball bearings and magnets, models much of the physics behind chemical bonds and exothermic reactions, and develops students’ understanding of reaction maps.