Monthly Archives: April 2013

Now let’s revisit Hess’s law and the standard values found in tables in the back of most textbooks. In part 1, I pointed out, just as any textbook would, that we can compute the voltage of any full redox reaction … Continue reading →

In my experience with reading introductory chemistry textbooks and tutoring students in chemistry, I’ve found that most existing approaches to explaining electrochemistry skimp on conceptual detail. This is understandable, in light of the fact that many students are already having … Continue reading →