| Abstract: | Conclusion This paper has been a preliminary discussion of model confusion about acids and bases, presenting evidence (some of it to
be elaborated) that the Arrhenius and the Lowry-Bronsted models are confused in some textbooks, and in many students' minds.
A similar analysis of other concepts in chemistry (are some problems about ions a results of carrying Daltonian and Newtonian
models of atoma beyond their utility—since in those models atoms are unbreakable; are covalent bonding ideas served at all
well by the Bohr model of the atom?) may be a valuable area for research. |
