Concise writing

GOOF-PROOF EXAMPLE WORD CHOICES FOR CONCISE WRITING... 

This chapter introduces the journal article module (comprising chapters 2—7). The chapter describes some of the defining characteristics of a journal article while emphasizing concise writing and organization. By the end of this chapter, you should be able to do the following ... 

In this chapter, we take a bird s eye view of the journal article. We consider the journal article s audience and purpose, stress the importance of concise writing throughout the journal article, and examine the broad organizational structure of the journal article. In subsequent chapters, we examine sections of the journal article in more depth. 

Recall from table 1.1 that audience and purpose are communicated through four subcomponents (conciseness, level of detail, level of formality, and word choice). The first of these, conciseness, is a hallmark of writing in chemistry. Chemistry readers (experts and nonexperts alike) want crisp, clean sentences that say what needs to be said and no more. They do not want to be bogged down in words that fail to advance or, worse, confuse meaning. Because concise writing is... 

Table2.1 Suggestions for concise writing (adapted from The ACS Style Guide Coghiii and Garson, 2006, pp 54-55). 

Nominalizations often result in more concise writing. (See appendix A.)... 

Revise the following sentences so that they are more concise (and more professional). If you need some help, consult the Audience and Purpose section above and the Concise Writing language tip In appendix A. 

Audience and Purpose Concise Writing 584 Fluid Writing 586 Formal Vocabulary 588 Hedging 590 Nominalizations 594 Respectively 597 Unambiguous Writing 599 Writing Conventions... 

The importance of concise writing is stressed throughout this textbook. 

Proofreading Tip One of the haiimarks of writing in chemistry is conciseness. As you proofread your work, iook for piaces where you can make your writing more concise. With practice, concise writing wiii become easier. 

Concise Writing Answers (other answers possible)... 

Define and illustrate the following terms clearly and concisely. Write an equation to illustrate the meaning of each term, (a) Lewis acid (b) Lewis base (c) neutralization according to Lewis theory. 

The phenomenon of strong association can be viewed as a type of chemical reaction. Indeed, a method that is entirely equivalent to RCMC was developed independently by Smith and Triska [10], and based on the ideas of chemical equilibrium. Smith and Triska call their method the reaction ensemble. We shall refer to both reactive canonical Monte Carlo and the reaction ensemble methods as RCMC, since they are in fact the same. Taking the view of chemical equilibria, we can very concisely write the equations that determine the equilibrium point of a system with n phases and C components. For a system at constant temperature T and pressure p, equilibrium is reached when the total Gibbs free energy G is minimized ... 

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