User:Rsvetlov/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Amorphism


 * Article Evaluation
 * Rated a Stub-class article with low-importance on WikiPoject Chemistry. A brief definition is given and how the term expands into several scientific fields including chemistry (crystallography/structure). For a term to be recognized even before atomic lattice structures were discovered, there is surely not enough content for the article. There is only three refences: 2 from 1872/1994 and 1 (most recent) dating back to 2005. No images are provided, see also: glass and obsidian, and 3 external links are provided. Taking mineralogy and petrology, I have a good idea of this term and how it relates to the structure of glass and obsidian on a structural level. This article needs improvement, a chemistry-related contribution at least.


 * Sources
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5448858/
 * https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b01067 (maybe)
 * https://eng.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Materials_Science/Supplemental_Modules_(Materials_Science)/Insulators/Glass_(Amorphous_Solids) (glass)
 * https://www.asminternational.org/documents/10192/1942080/solid.pdf/b863eeb9-3dab-4afa-865f-72b9effe7d37 (glass, an amorphous solid)
 * https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27431013/ (pharmacuetical study of drug and it amorphism)

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Basketane


 * Article Evaluation
 * An article with little to no content on the molecule basketane. What I got out of the article is that it is named after it's basket-like shape and that it was synthesized by Masamune, Dauben, and Whalen in 1966. There is no recent information or syntheses on basketane, the most recent refence dates 1989. Much more could be said about this molecule besides its fascinating shape.


 * Sources
 * https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja00086a009
 * https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Basketane#section=Related-Substances

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Piper diagram


 * Article Evaluation
 * This is a brief explanation of piper diagrams, which is a common method to visualize the distribution of major ions found in bodies of water (water chemistry), specifically major cations and anions. Images are appropriate. The article itself is brief and does not cover other possible piper diagrams, lacks enough historical context, and excludes methods for creating Piper Diagrams (programs). Further contributions can definitely be made like how to plot or further interpret piper diagrams, either by hand or with a program.


 * Sources
 * Applied Chemical Hydrogeology by Alan E. Kehew (book: 2001)
 * https://www.usgs.gov/software/gwchart-a-program-creating-specialized-graphs-used-groundwater-studies

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Podophyllum resin


 * Article Evaluation
 * This resin comes from a root and used as medication for genital warts, as well as those struggling with HIV/AIDS. A brief historic fact is provided, directions, and possible side effects are included. There is no chemical formula linked to this pare or molecular/biochemical explanation as to why this resin has been successful since 1820. An external link is given for the drug information, but I thing this page could use additional paragraphs, at least some links, on the chemistry of this plant. It is a short article in general and should have at least one photo or said root or the derived medication.


 * Sources
 * https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/podophyllum-resin-topical-route/proper-use/drg-20065566?p=1 (in-depth directions and medical warnings)
 * https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=de96dc6e-e6d1-4383-9ce1-4d06bac08e00&type=display#:~:text=Podophyllin%20is%20a%20cytotoxic%20agent,the%20vinca%20alkaloids(2).
 * https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Podophyllin (chemical structure)

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Cohesion (chemistry)


 * Article Evaluation
 * Article itself is informative of the attractive forces stemming from molecule shape and structure. It gives examples such as mercury, and mentions the polarity and coulombic forces of water molecules that makes it cohesive with each other. See also: has other vocabulary words that link to other pages like adhesion and polarity. References are lacking, there are only two which is the biggest problem. Article assigned a grade start with mid-importance for contribution. The talk mentions need for attention of Wikipedia editors.


 * Sources
 * http://wp.an.edu/cgi-bin/content/view.php?q=physical+chemistry+surfaces+adamson+arthur+w&filetype=pdf&id=d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (book, pdf)
 * https://www.pnas.org/content/116/48/23874 (has good refences and figures)