All Atoms and bonds articles – Page 7
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ResourceChemical and physical properties of pheromones
Help learner’s to understand what pheromones are, and how they are used by animals such as moths.
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ResourceThe thickness of titanium atoms in paint
Discover the thickness of a film of paint, estimating how thick it is by titanium atoms/ions.
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ResourceBeyond Appearances: Students misconceptions about basic chemical ideas
Reviews of research on students’ misconceptions in conceptual areas of chemistry. Misconceptions are described and discussed, together with indications of their origins.
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FeatureThe bonds that bind
Mike Sutton plots the journey of the scientists who solved the riddle of chemical bonding
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Magnificent moleculesZirconium tungstate
Neil Withers investigates a compound with some unusual and unexpected behaviour
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NewsBoron nitride composites stronger than their carbon cousins
Binding strengths of polymer–boron nitride nanotubes are higher than those reported for carbon nanotubes
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SoundbiteHydrogen falls apart under pressure
Nina Notman learns that the simplest element in the universe is actually quite complex when put under pressure
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ExperimentThe density of ice
Demonstrate to students what happens as ice cubes floating on oil start to melt and the density of the water changes. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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ResourceChemistry Vignettes: Transition Metal Fundamentals
A series of short screencast videos to introduce transition metal chemistry
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ResourceChemistry 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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ResourceChemistry Vignettes: IR Spectroscopy Theory
A series of short screencast videos to introduce IR spectroscopy
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ResourceChemistry Vignettes: Molecular Orbital Theory
A series of short screencast videos to introduce acids and bases
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ResourceChemistry Vignettes: Bonding Theory and VSEPR
A series of short screencast videos to introduce bonding theory.
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NewsTrapped nanoparticles for 'wet' computing
Information stored and retrieved in colloidal particles
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The MoleChemistry is NOT like... people!
While analogies are useful for explaining chemical processes, they should be used carefully, says Tom Husband
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NewsElusive fermion found at long last
Experimental observation of Weyl fermions in a tantalum arsenide crystal ends search after 86 years
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FeatureSeeing is believing
Elinor Hughes discovers the technique that has imaged molecules directly for the first time
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OpinionFive ideas in chemical education that must die: Chromium's anomalous configuration
Eric Scerri argues that we may be misleading students about what's behind chromium's anomalous configuraton
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OpinionFive ideas in chemical education that must die: The atomic orbital conundrum
Are 4s atomic orbitals preferentially occupied and ionised?