All Analytical chemistry articles – Page 4
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Making measurements
Help your students use appropriate apparatus to make and record a range of measurements
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Teach functional groups
To illustrate the differences in reactivity of isomeric alcohols, try using the iodoform demonstration in the video. Follow the discussion scenario in sequence for tips to help your students understand a difficult concept in carbon chemistry.
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Chromatography fights food fraud
How chromatography helped solve a food safety crisis – includes classroom resources.
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Evaporation, filtration and crystallisation
How to add variety and context to lessons while getting students familiar with apparatus
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Spectroscopy 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. This Resource contains: Introductory material for each spectroscopic technique which has been written by teachers. A ...
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Testing for negative ions
Guide students into testing for negative ions with this practical. Students note their own observations and use their knowledge to discover more. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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Taking care of the air
How do we control the pollutants we breathe in? This article includes specification links and resources for your classroom.
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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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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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Titration screen experiment
Give students the opportunity to conduct their own titration experiment on a computer or tablet. This resource also includes a redox titration experiment.
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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.
