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Identify and describe the conceptual difficulties students experience when applying the chemical concept of neutralization.

October 1, 1991International Journal of Science Education

A label as a hidden persuader: chemists’ neutralization concept

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HSHans‐Jürgen SchmidtTechnische Universität Berlin

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Randomized assessment reveals widespread conceptual errors regarding neutralization in chemistry students, highlighting the need to teach dual equilibrium reactions.

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Identify and describe the conceptual difficulties students experience when applying the chemical concept of neutralization.
Randomly assigned test items evaluating neutralization concepts to approximately 7,500 students (N ≈ 7500).
Analyzed student responses regarding reaction products, reversibility, and the behavior of weak acids or bases.
Many students incorrectly assumed that all neutralization reactions produce a neutral solution, even when weak acids or bases participate.
Students commonly viewed neutralization as an irreversible endpoint rather than recognizing two simultaneous equilibrium reactions: the protolysis of the weak acid and the reaction between hydrogen and hydroxide ions.

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Hans‐Jürgen Schmidt (1991) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0f2db84045c7e590426e1e https://doi.org/10.1080/0950069910130409

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Randomized assessment reveals widespread conceptual errors regarding neutralization in chemistry students, highlighting the need to teach dual equilibrium reactions.

A label as a hidden persuader: chemists’ neutralization concept

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A label as a hidden persuader: chemists’ neutralization concept

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