Pruning the Chemical Requirements in the Detection of Functional Groups in Organic Compounds and Ions in Inorganic Salts: A Greener Outlook

• Mahaveer Genwa ^[1] ; Jyoti Singh ^[1] ; Sunny Manohar ^[1] ; Chetna Angrish ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Delhi

     University of Delhi

     India

     
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 100, Nº 12, 2023, págs. 4786-4790
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The analysis of functional groups in organic compounds and inorganic ions in salts is a laboratory experiment that forms an inevitable part of the undergraduate chemistry curriculum in the science field all over the world. With this experiment, the student learns the testing techniques for the chemicals and gets a true sense of the importance of the subject. Conventionally, this testing is carried out in test tubes, and after the observation, the chemicals used are discarded in the sink. This practice is one of the major reasons behind chemical pollution caused in the environment. It is high time that young students should be made aware of this fact. A short experiment based on this fact has been carried out so that the younger generation comprehends this issue and acts accordingly to the needs of the time. For this reason, the same experiment is put in a greener framework. With this experiment, students are also made to learn the life lesson─“howsoever big a problem (chemical pollution) is, we should confront it by finding the solution (pruning the chemical requirement) and contribute to it (by adopting a greener outlook)”. A pedagogical model is also formed for the same in the present work.