Questioning+and+Posing+Problems

__Questioning and Posing Problems:__

__My Understanding of this Habit:__ Basically, this means applying different techniques to acquiring data. This may range from solving Chemistry practice problems to hands-on lab experiments.

__How I applied this habit to Chemistry:__ I think this habit mostly applied to my studying for the semester 2 final. (From the time I started writing the details for this habit to the time of my semester exam is approximately two days) The section that I reviewed for the most amount of time was the "Oxidation and Reduction" topic, primarily because I did not fully understand how a voltage cell battery is constructed and the direction of electron flow. While reading through the packet, I highlighted a few key terms and formulated my own reminders. For example, OBR stands for if the oxidation reaction is below the reduction reaction in the reactivity series, then the reaction will not occur.I also reviewed my past test, even the ones I was able to answer correctly. This allowed me to look back at my test, and to try solving the problems that involved reactivity series. With the help of my newly created acronym, I was able to quickly figure out which metal copper would react with if the reactivity series was listed. I think that when we are asked to study for an upcoming exam, sometimes reading directly from the worksheets and regurgitating information on the test isn't the most effective. It takes a little bit of creativity and perhaps, applying of the concepts to really understand them.

Here is a widely used trick to memorize that reduction occurs at the cathode. Take the first three letters of reduction and cathode and you get.... Red Cat!