chemistry

Gerold Schwarzenbach

Gerold Schwarzenbach is a chemistry topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Gerold Schwarzenbach rather than just read about it. In short: Gerold Karl Schwarzenbach (15 March 1904 — 20 May 1978) was a Swiss chemist. Schwarzenbach was born and grew up in Horgen, Switzerland.

Key takeaways

Gerold Schwarzenbach belongs to chemistry; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Gerold Schwarzenbach to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Gerold Schwarzenbach from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Gerold Karl Schwarzenbach (15 March 1904 — 20 May 1978) was a Swiss chemist. Schwarzenbach was born and grew up in Horgen, Switzerland. He studied chemistry at the ETH Zurich and graduated in 1928 with his dissertation Studien über die Salzbildung von Beizenfarbstoffen (Studies on the formation of pickling salt dyes). From 1930 to 1955 he was a lecturer and later professor of special inorganic and analytical chemistry at the University of Zurich. He retired in 1973. One of his main research topics was coordination chemistry. Gerold was substantially involved in the study of EDTA and the involvement of ligands.

Honours and awards 1963 Marcel Benoist Prize. 1966 Paul Karrer Gold Medal 1967 Torbern Bergman Medal. 1971 Honorary doctorate from the University of Berne.

References

External links Gerold Schwarzenbach in the German National Library catalogue

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Gerold Schwarzenbach

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Gerold Schwarzenbach claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In chemistry, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Gerold Schwarzenbach before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Gerold Schwarzenbach ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Gerold Schwarzenbach

In research: Gerold Schwarzenbach appears in chemistry research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Gerold Schwarzenbach in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Gerold Schwarzenbach is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1904 births, 1978 deaths, 20th-century Swiss chemists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Gerold Schwarzenbach outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Gerold Schwarzenbach in simple terms?

Gerold Karl Schwarzenbach (15 March 1904 — 20 May 1978) was a Swiss chemist. Schwarzenbach was born and grew up in Horgen, Switzerland.

Why does Gerold Schwarzenbach matter?

Because it connects several chemistry ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Gerold Schwarzenbach?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Gerold Schwarzenbach.