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Module 2 - Filipino and Foreign Chemists and Their Contirbutions
Module 2 - Filipino and Foreign Chemists and Their Contirbutions
Module 2 - Filipino and Foreign Chemists and Their Contirbutions
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
General
Appreciate the achievements of Filipino and foreign scientists in the development of
chemistry and related technology
Specific
Discuss researches conducted by Filipino scientists which find applications in
chemistry;
Cite contributions of Filipino and foreign scientists in the field of chemical
technology;
Express one’s feelings for the significance of the contributions of scientists in chemistry
and related field ; and
Identify the values and traits demonstrated by the above scientists
Dr. Solita Camara-Besa A medical doctor by profession, she worked on sodium and
potassium content of Philippine foods and established standards useful in the preparation
of diets. Her analysis of cholesterol gave the Filipino the idea of the importance of diet
especially on fats and cholesterol.
Boyle demonstrated through experiments that air is necessary for fire, breathing, and
sound. Experimentation led him to conclude a basic property of gases, which came to be
known as Boyle's law: the volume of a gas at a constant temperature varies inversely to the
pressure applied to the gas. Boyle also proposed a method to distinguish acids from
alkalines.
chemistry. He studied air and gases extensively. Cavendish was among the first scientists to
recognize that hydrogen is a separate element. Experiments he conducted in 1784-1 785
led Cavendish to the conclusion that water is a compound of hydrogen and air (oxygen).
The chemist Joseph Priestley had done the same experiments but had missed the
importance of the water vapor produced when hydrogen and oxygen ignite. Cavendish
also performed some experiments with carbon dioxide.
charges. From thi.' conclusion, he reasoned that electrolysis could be used to break down
chemical compounds into basic chemical elements. Electrolysis is the use of electric current
to cause chemical reactions in certain substances. Davy's conclusion proved correct. Using
electrolysis, he isolated the elements sodium and potassium from their compounds in 1807.
In 1808 he isolated the alkaline-earth metals, a group of chemical elements including
calcium, magnesium, barium, and strontium. He also discovered the element boron. Davy
was the first scientist to recognize that diamonds are a form of carbon.
Friedrich August Kekule (1829-1896) was a German chemist who laid the foundations
of modern organic chemistry. Organic chemistry is the field of research and industry that is
concerned with chemical compounds based on carbon. Because of its particular atomic
structure, carbon is able to form a tremendous number and variety of compounds. Carbon
atoms can link with other carbon atoms as well as with atoms of other elements. Carbon
often bonds with hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, or various combinations of these elements. All
life as we know it is based on organic chemistry. Also, all the fossil fuels that we use are
Frederick Soddy (1877-1956), British chemist and Nobel laureate. Soddy was born in
Eastbourne, Sussex, and educated at Eastbourne College, the University College of Wales,
and the University of Oxford. He was a lecturer in physical chemistry and radioactivity at the
University of Glasgow from 1904 to 1914 and Professor of Chemistry at Oxford from 1919 to
1936, at which time he retired from academic life.
With the physicist Ernest Rutherford he began investigating radioactive
transformations of atomic nuclei and eventually developed a theory of atomic structure.
Linus Pauling (1901-1994) was a brilliant American chemist and political activist who
won two Nobel Prizes, one for chemistry and one for peace. Pauling was the first person
since Marie Curie to win two Nobel Prizes, and the first ever to be the sole recipient. Pauling
received the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1954 for his research on the chemical bond, the
force that gives atoms the cohesiveness to form molecules-the building blocks of physical
The many wonders of chemistry have made it the central science. What distinguishes
science from the other fields of study is the way in which it seeks answers to questions and
the approach of scientists in solving problems. What are some of the characteristics and
attitudes that chemists generally have in common? Like us, chemists ask how and why
things happen. However, unlike most of us, they are not satisfied with asking “why”. They
always have possible solutions to a problem. They will not stop unless a problem is solved.
These scientific attitudes are as follows.
SELF ASSESSMENT
Matching Type. Match Column A with Column B. Write the letter corresponding to your
answer on the space provided before each item.
Column A Column B
_____ 1. Julian A. Banzon a. investigations of the origin and nature of isotopes
_____ 2. Fritz Haber b. development of the atomic theory in of matter
_____ 3. Robert Boyle c. concerned with the properties of starch and protein
and other grain constituents in relation to grain quality
of rice
_____ 4. Alfredo C. Santos d. written the Skeptical Chymist
_____ 5. Frederick Soddy e. discovered oxygen and about 10 other gases
and basic principles of photosynthesis
_____ 6. John Dalton f. development of an economical method of ammonia
synthesis
_____ 7. Jons Jakob Berzelius g. laid the foundations of modern organic chemistry
_____ 8. Clara Y. Lim-Sylianco h. pioneering works on coconut as a source of
chemicals and fuels
_____ 9. Joseph Priestley i. discovered cerium, selenium, and thorium and first to
isolate silicon, zirconium, and titanium
_____ 10. Luz Oliveros-Belardo j. development of the periodic table of the properties
of the chemical elements
_____ 11. Friedrich August Kekule k. synthesis of the organic compound urea
_____ 12. Dmitry I. Mendeleev l. worked on the chemistry of natural products and
essential oils from most Philippines plants
_____ 13. Bienvenido O. Juliano m. asks questions as to the causes of some events,
which are not yet known
_____ 14. Friedrich Wohler n. considers suggestions and accepts criticism, shares
ideas with others
_____ 15. Linus Pauling o. performs assigned tasks dutifully, shows willingness to
do extra work if necessary, and accepts failures if any
are made during an investigation
_____ 16. Open-mindedness p. work on alkaloids from indigenous medicinal plants
_____ 17. Honesty q. makes optimum use of equipment and suggests
substitutes for material that are not available in the
school or in the community.
_____ 18. Intellectual Responsibility r. research on the chemical bond, the force that gives
atoms the cohesiveness
_____ 19. Resourcefulness and s. reports the data truthfully, gives comments as
Creativity situations demand, and acknowledges the work done
by others.
_____ 20. Curiosity t. an expertise on mutagens, anti mutagens and bio-
organic reactions.
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Advanced Chemistry Student Learning Guide Pagadian City Science High School
MY REFLECTION 101
After finishing this module you are now going to share your insights about all
the things that you have learned and encountered in this module and during the
class discussions. Complete each statement below as honest as you can.
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