All Metals articles
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NewsA more energy-efficient lithium electrolysis
Could a ceramic hold the key to cheaper and less noxious lithiumm extraction using electrolysis?
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Properties of metals and non-metals
Challenge the misconception that metals and non-metals are completely opposite in their properties with this activity
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How to teach non-metals
Showcasing samples and gas tests are imperative when introducing non-metal elements to students
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Turning PVC green
Platinum might be the catalytic key to reducing the environmental impact of mercury pollution
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Learning at home for 11–14
A selection of curriculum-relevant resources and activities to use remotely with your 11–14 classes
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Reactivity and displacement reactions
Consolidate students’ understanding with these engaging activities
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Displacement reactions
Activities, tips and ideas to help students get to grips with the reactivity series
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Developing a theory
In this practical activity, students will monitor reactions of acids and develop a theory to explain their observations
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The determination of copper in brass
Investigate how much copper there is in brass (an alloy of copper and zinc) by dissolving the brass in nitric acid and comparing the colour of the solution with that of solutions of various concentrations of copper
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The reaction of metals with acids
Explore reactivity series with various metals as they react with acids
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Displacement reactions of metals
Examine the reactions between various metals and metal salt solutions
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Using a microscale conductivity meter
Let your students test which solids and solutions/liquids conduct electricity with a microscale conductivity meter
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Anecdotes: Measuring Lead Levels in Hair
Measuring lead levels in hair using atomic absorption spectrometry.
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Anecdotes: Copper
The use of copper hull plating on wooden ships and the deterioration of the iron fixing bolts due to bimetallic corrosion in sea water.
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Anecdotes: Aluminium
The story of the discovery of the Hall-Heroult process for purifying aluminium.
