Preparing a salt – practical videos | 14–16 students
By Dorothy Warren, Sandrine Bouchelkia and David Paterson
Video and resources showing how to prepare a salt using neutralisation, filtration, evaporation and crystallisation techniques.
Preparing a salt is an essential skill for GCSE and equivalent 14–16 chemistry courses. This practical experiment develops skills in measuring chemical substances, filtration, evaporation and crystallisation to produce hydrated copper(II) sulfate crystals. Additional resources including pause-and-think questions with answers, teacher notes, technician notes, integrated instructions, intended outcomes, follow-up worksheet, and structure strips are provided to support your teaching.
Chapter titles: 00:10 Introduction; 01:30 Base + acid reaction; 03:36 Filtration; 05:13 Evaporation; 06:27 Crystalisation.