The Nature of Chemistry
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    • The scientific method
    • Observation and inference
    • Evidence, modelling and prediction
    • Theories and paradigm shifts
    • Cause and effect
    • Accuracy, validity and reliability
    • Reason and imagination
    • Bias and the role of humans in science
    • Communication of science
    • Contrasting with other areas of knowledge
    • (IB TOK outline)
  • Topics
    • Stoichiometry
    • Atomic structure
    • Periodicity
    • Chemical bonding and structure
    • Energetics
    • Chemical kinetics
    • Equilibrium
    • Acids and bases
    • Redox processes
    • Organic chemistry
    • Measurement and data processing
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    • D - Medicinal chemistry
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The Nature of Chemistry

What do we mean by the 'nature' of chemistry?

By 'nature' we are talking about the underlying structure and conceptual understandings that we need to understand how and why we do chemistry. We might consider:
  • The scientific method
  • Modelling in chemistry
  • Theories and paradigm shifts
  • Cause and effect
  • Validity and reliability
  • Reason and imagination
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How does TOK relate to NoC?

The IB Theory of Knowledge course aims to make students critically think about the epistemological structure (NoC) of an area of knowledge. For example, we might consider:
  • The validity of using models in chemistry - Are some models better than others? Why?
  • The reliability of the peer review process - Perhaps considering the role of bias and authority figures.
  • Is knowledge in chemistry based purely upon reason? Is there room for creativity and emotion?
  • How certain can we be in a given theory? What have previous paradigm shifts demonstrated?
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  • Home
  • Recent news
  • NOC
    • The scientific method
    • Observation and inference
    • Evidence, modelling and prediction
    • Theories and paradigm shifts
    • Cause and effect
    • Accuracy, validity and reliability
    • Reason and imagination
    • Bias and the role of humans in science
    • Communication of science
    • Contrasting with other areas of knowledge
    • (IB TOK outline)
  • Topics
    • Stoichiometry
    • Atomic structure
    • Periodicity
    • Chemical bonding and structure
    • Energetics
    • Chemical kinetics
    • Equilibrium
    • Acids and bases
    • Redox processes
    • Organic chemistry
    • Measurement and data processing
  • IB Options
    • A - Materials
    • B - Biochemistry
    • C - Energy
    • D - Medicinal chemistry
  • People
  • Answers
    • NOC answers
    • Topics answers