Transition metals and anticancer drugs | 16–18 years

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Worksheet to check your students’ knowledge on shapes of complexes, their understanding of anticancer drugs and provide them with some history behind cisplatin

UN sustainable development goal 3: ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, has never been more relevant. Engage your 16–18 students with the chemistry behind anticancer drugs and help them appreciate the interdisciplinary nature of drug design and action by learning more about cisplatin and other platinum anticancer drugs.

The worksheet and answers provided are suitable for A Level, or equivalent 16–18 chemistry courses, and include knowledge retrieval, exam-style questions and a comprehension task with an accompanying quiz.

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