Chemistry 345 Preparing an Abstract

For general information on preparing an abstract see the Abstract section of the Preparing Laboratory Reports page on ChemLab.truman.

For the purposes of this course your presentation abstract should have the following format:

The entire abstract is to be prepared in Times New Roman, 12 point font with 1" margins on all sides.

 

The title of the talk, in quotes, is to be centered at the top of the page in bold face. 

 

Centered below the title is your name and the course name and number (not bold).

 

The body of the abstract is next.  For this class the abstract should be no more than 200 words. It must be 1.5 spaced and left-justified.

 

The bibliography is the last item.  The section heading "Bibliography" must be left-justified and bold.  The first bibliography entry is to be the article that was the primary source for the talk.  Other works consulted (minimum number: two) follow in chronological order.  The bibliography may be single spaced, but a blank line must be left between citations.  Click here to review how to cite other works in a scientific publication. You do not need to include the full title of a journal article.

Click here to download an example of an abstract (in PDF format).

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