Chemistry & Society CHE126

Chemistry in Current Events Assignment: Students are required to find a news article and write a short essay (400-600 words) in which the student’s goal for this assignment is to explain the article subject using chemistry terms/concepts discussed and learned in this course. This assignment is NOT to simply write a summary of an article. Be EXTREMELY CAREFUL to NOT plagiarize the article, or any other sources.

The complete article, or the web address for the article, must be included within the submitted essay Word document file.

Essay Rubric attached

here are the chapters we study in the class:

Chapter 1: Chemistry

Chapter 2: Atoms

Chapter 3: Atomic Structure

Chapter 4: Chemical Bonds

Chapter 5: Chemical Accounting (Sections 5.1, 5.3 – 5.5 only)

Chapter 6: Gases, Liquids & Solids

Chapter 7: Acids and Bases

Chapter 13: Air

Chapter 14: Water