Talk:Spin chemistry

Review of Student Edited Article
Hello, I am a student in Marc0126’s class who will be reviewing this user’s contributions to the spin chemistry page.

Very well done! This is a well written, detailed article that skillfully handles a complex and unwieldy topic. On this Wikipedia page, the sub-field of spin chemistry and its associated content is discussed. The user wrote a succinct and effective section regarding the radical-pair mechanism and its involvement in electron spin chemistry. The user eases the reader into this topic by first establishing radical pair chemistry before delving into reaction kinetics and the effect of the Zeeman Interaction on reaction direction. The equation of the Zeeman Interaction was provided as well as additional images to assist the reader in comprehension.

I am impressed by the level of detail the user included in this wiki-page without adding superfluous information that could have tied up the reader. The lead section is brief but heavily linked and successful at encapsulating the scope of the topic. The article is thorough and delivered in a neutral, unbiased tone. There are only three sources however they are reputable and rich in content.

To balance the sections discussed under the heading of “The Radical-Pair Mechanism”, I suggest further fleshing out the content under the sub-heading “History of the Theory and Circumstances of Proposal”. You did well in expanding the “hard” science of the topic and I believe you could treat the historical section similarly.

I must address my bias as a reviewer with a science-heavy education. I could understand this article with my own background knowledge but I do not know if a non-science major would fare the same. I believe the user is affective at introducing chemistry topics within the article and I think many of this article’s viewers will have a science background regardless. I would recommend a second reviewer with a different background look this article over and express their opinion.

Again, great job Marco0126! In my opinion, this was not an easy topic to write about concisely and you’ve done wonderfully doing just that. Superscience71421 (talk) 06:30, 7 December 2016 (UTC)