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Full Idea
Elements survive chemical change, and chemical explanations track them from one composite substance to another, thereby explaining both the direction of the chemical change, and the properties of the substances they compose.
Gist of Idea
Elements survive chemical change, and are tracked to explain direction and properties
Source
Robin F. Hendry (Chemistry [2008], Intro)
Book Ref
'Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Science', ed/tr. Psillos,S/Curd,M [Routledge 2010], p.520
A Reaction
[The 16,000th idea of this database, entered on Guy Fawkes' Day 2013]
| 17399 | Elements don't survive in compounds, but the 'substance' of the element does [Mendeleev] |
| 17559 | Is one atom a piece of gold, or is a sizable group of atoms required? [Inwagen] |
| 7036 | The real natural properties are sparse, but there are many complex properties [Heil] |
| 17476 | Elements survive chemical change, and are tracked to explain direction and properties [Hendry] |
| 17477 | Defining elements by atomic number allowed atoms of an element to have different masses [Hendry] |
| 17398 | 19th C views said elements survived abstractly in compounds, but also as 'material ingredients' [Scerri] |
| 17418 | It is now thought that all the elements have literally evolved from hydrogen [Scerri] |
| 21200 | An 'element' is what cannot be decomposed by chemistry [Martin,BR] |
| 17467 | Isotopes (such as those of hydrogen) can vary in their rates of chemical reaction [Weisberg/Needham/Hendry] |