All Analysis articles – Page 3
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CPDEvaporation, filtration and crystallisation
How to add variety and context to lessons while getting students familiar with apparatus
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A state secret leak is helping to solve the Skripal poisoning
The role of scientist whistle-blowers from Russia
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Spectroscopy in a Suitcase resource packs
Use this material either alongside our Spectroscopy in a Suitcase scheme, or as a stand-alone resource to learn about spectroscopy. Cover the principles of spectroscopic techniques, and use real-life contexts to demonstrate their applications.
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Identifying the products of combustion (simple set-up)
Capture and test the products of combustion of hydrocarbons
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Testing salts for anions and cations
Learn how to identify the composition of unknown substances
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Flame tests (the wooden splint method)
The method described in this experiment is intended for students to carry out and avoids the need for the use of concentrated hydrochloric acid. It also avoids the cost and contamination problems associated with the use of nichrome or platinum wires.
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Extracting limonene from oranges
This experiment demonstrates the extraction of plant oils. The experiment also links for tests for unsaturation, and at a higher level, chirality.
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Testing for negative ions
This activity is in two parts; first, students make observations while carrying out tests for various negative ions, then they use their observations to help identify the negative ions present in a number of solutions.
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Challenging Plants: Soil Science - Practicals
The nature of soil particles (inorganic and organic) and of soil water affects plant growth and, in particular, the availability of nutrients essential for the growth of quality crops in high yield. An understanding of the media in which plants grow helps scientists to exploit their potential.
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Energy content in foods
Try this class experiment to investigate how much energy different foods contain. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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Chemistry at the races book
This book looks into detecting drugs in race horses using various different analytical techniques and drug metabolism.
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The effect of cooking on vitamin C in cabbage
An experiment to determine how the vitamin C content of cabbage varies with the method of cooking.
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New drugs for old: pharmaceuticals
This is a problem-based case study looks at the isolation, identification and synthesis of a pharmaceutical drug. Students are involved in screening natural herbal remedies for their active ingredients.
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Challenging Medicines: Analysing Medicines - Practicals
Experiments that involve the colorimetric analysis of medicines and can be applied to other activities.
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A model of mass spectrometry
Use this modelling activity to explore your students’ understanding of the process of fragmentation in mass spectrometry.
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Know your poison: the festival chemical safety net
How analytical chemistry helps reduce the harms of drug use
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Schools’ Analyst past papers 2017
Test your students’ practical skills with these Schools’ Analyst past papers from 2017 covering skills such as making standard solutions.
