Simulating Electronic Absorption Spectra of Atmospherically Relevant Molecules: A Systematic Assignment for Enhancing Undergraduate STEM Education
Education Sciences
; 12(4):252, 2022.
Article
in English
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-1809780
ABSTRACT
Computational and atmospheric chemistry are two important branches of contemporary chemistry. With the present topical nature of climate change and global warming, it is more crucial than ever that students are aware of and exposed to atmospheric chemistry, with an emphasis on how modeling may aid in understanding how atmospherically relevant chemical compounds interact with incoming solar radiation. Nonetheless, computational and atmospheric chemistry are under-represented in most undergraduate chemistry curricula. In this manuscript, we describe a simple and efficient method for simulating the electronic absorption spectral profiles of atmospherically relevant molecules that may be utilized in an undergraduate computer laboratory. The laboratory results give students hands-on experience in computational and atmospheric chemistry, as well as electronic absorption spectroscopy.
Education; computational chemical education; atmospheric chemistry; undergraduate computational skills; curriculum development; photochemistry; spectroscopy; Aqueous solutions; Laboratories; Pedagogy; Pollutants; Physical chemistry; Curricula; Atmosphere; Science education; Experiments; Computational chemistry; Molecular structure; Distance learning; Radiation; Climate change; Organic chemistry; COVID-19; STEM education; University students
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ProQuest Central
Type of study:
Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Language:
English
Journal:
Education Sciences
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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