All Atomic structure articles – Page 3

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Chemistry Vignettes: NMR Theory

A series of short screencast videos to introduce NMR spectroscopy Video: NMR: Atoms and Molecules in a Magnetic Field Video: NMR: Nuclei in a Magnetic Field Video: NMR: Fine structure
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Chemistry Vignettes: Bonding Theory and VSEPR

A series of short screencast videos to introduce bonding theory.
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Chemistry Vignettes: Advanced Physical Chemistry

A series of short screencast videos to introduce physical chemistry concepts.
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Elusive fermion found at long last

2015-09-10T00:00:00Z

Experimental observation of Weyl fermions in a tantalum arsenide crystal ends search after 86 years
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Seeing is believing

2015-09-10T00:00:00Z

Elinor Hughes discovers the technique that has imaged molecules directly for the first time
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Five ideas in chemical education that must die - part four

2015-08-27T08:40:00Z

Eric Scerri explores outdated chemical concepts
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Five ideas in chemical education that must die - part three

2015-08-11T08:48:00Z

Eric Scerri explores outdated chemical concepts
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Representing molecular behaviour

2015-05-11T00:00:00Z

Roy Tasker explains how molecular animations help students
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Covalent bonding

This activity seeks to develop an understanding of covalent bonding in terms of energetic stability rather than full shells.
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The atom detectives

This resource presents chemists as real people and not stereotypical ‘mad scientists’ whose lives are completely dominated by science.
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Elements infographics

In association with Compound Interest

A collection of visually stimulating and informative infographics about the elements, which would make a valuable addition to any science classroom.
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Chemical Bonding Confusion

2014-04-07T12:29:00Z

Some thoughts on the sources of confusion around chemical bonding having read Stephenson and Warrens' article in this month's Education in Chemistry
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Metals

Understanding the properties and reactivity of metals can help to develop students basic understanding of chemical reactions. All the properties of a particular substance depend upon the elements present and how they are bonded to each other. The activities develop such areas as elements, ions, reactivity series, metal extraction, displacement ...
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The trouble with the aufbau principle

2013-11-07T00:00:00Z

Generations of teachers are misleading their charges by teaching a sloppy version of the aufbau principle, claims Eric Scerri
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Ri Christmas Lectures® 2012: Atomic Structure

A teaching resource on atomic structure and the Periodic Table, supported by video clips from the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures® 2012. Video: Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table video
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Neon

2013-05-01T00:00:00Z

John Emsley looks at the element that shines brightly and keeps cool but continues to puzzle
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On This Day - Oct 31 : Robert Mulliken died

He was awarded the 1966 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on chemical bonds and describing the electronic structure of molecules using the molecular orbital method. His research still leads this field.
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On This Day - Apr 30 : Discovery of the electron

Thomson was studying the properties of cathode rays, and found that they were over 1,000 times lighter than the hydrogen (H) atom and that they were the same mass irrespective of the parent atom. He called these particles “corpuscules”, but scientists later dubbed them “electrons”.
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On This Day - Feb 29 : Bohr issued bowl of balls

Danish physicist Niels Henrik David Bohr made fundamental contributions to the understanding of atomic structure and quantum mechanics, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922.
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On This Day - Apr 25 : Wolfgang Pauli was born

He is most famous for the Pauli “exclusion principle”, which states that in an atom no two electrons can occupy the same quantum state simultaneously. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1945 for his work.