Art, meet chemistry; chemistry, meet art: Case studies, current literature, and instrumental methods combined to create a hands-on experience for nonmajors and instrumental analysis students

Delana A. Gajdosik-Nivens; Clifford W. Padgett; D. Jamieson; K. Verges; J. Chase

doi:10.1021/ed100352f

Art, meet chemistry; chemistry, meet art: Case studies, current literature, and instrumental methods combined to create a hands-on experience for nonmajors and instrumental analysis students

Delana A. Gajdosik-Nivens, Clifford W. Padgett, D. Jamieson, K. Verges, J. Chase

Biochemistry, Chemistry, & Physics

Armstrong Atlantic State University

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Case studies and current literature are combined with spectroscopic analysis to provide a unique chemistry experience for art history students and to provide a unique inquiry-based laboratory experiment for analytical chemistry students. The XRF analysis method was used to demonstrate to nonscience majors (art history students) a powerful application of chemistry. Spectroscopy was used in the examination of a painting to determine the chemical components of the pigments used. In addition to demonstrating the XRF methods to art history students, chemistry students in instrumental analysis used spectroscopy, including XRF, to examine both the chemical composition of the paints used as well as the presence of an underpainting.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1089-1093
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Chemical Education
Volume	87
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/ed100352f
State	Published - Oct 1 2010

Keywords

Analytical chemistry
Applications of chemistry
Communication/writing
Demonstrations
First-year undergraduate/general
Fluorescence spectroscopy
Hands-on learning/manipulatives
History/philosophy
IR spectroscopy
Instrumental methods
Pigments
Public understanding/outreach
UV-vis spectroscopy
Upper-division undergraduate

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