All RSC Education articles in Non-EiC content – Page 108

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Parabens in household products

This is a laboratory-based investigation (either using GC or HPLC) of preservative chemicals commonly found in household products - parabens.
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Investigate Organic Reaction Mechanisms

Organic Reaction Mechanisms is a core component of organic chemistry at 16 to 19 level. It is covered in A-levels, Scottish Highers and International Baccalaureate but also in all undergraduate chemistry courses.
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Forensic Analysis: Laboratory Manual

Pre laboratory exercises and laboratory practicals in Forensic Analysis.
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On This Day - Jan 10 : Cottrell was born

Cottrell was a physical chemist who invented a way to remove particles such as smoke or lead oxides (Pb_xO_y) from the air. This electrostatic precipitator is still in use as an efficient method for reducing air pollution.
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Challenging Plants: Products from Plants

In association with Reckitt Benckiser

Plants can help us face the challenges facing Earth and its inhabitants by providing a vast array of useful products (food, fuels, fibres and feedstocks for example).
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Challenging Plants: Phytomanagement - Practicals

In association with Reckitt Benckiser

Plants have much to offer in terms of phytoremediation, phytoextraction and the potential of using plants to mine metals. This resource is designed to help students realise this potential knowledge and understand the key underpinning scientific principles.
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Challenging Plants: Phytomanagement

In association with Reckitt Benckiser

As well as improving the appearance of our environment, plants have much to offer in terms of phytoremediation (in its many forms), phytoextraction and the potential of using plants to mine metals. This resource is designed to help students realise this potential knowledge and understand the key underpinning scientific ...
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ChemTube3D: Organic Chemistry Reactions

This site contains interactive 3D animations for some of the most important organic reactions covered during an undergraduate degree.
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On This Day - Oct 30 : Linus Pauling Nobel Prize

He received the award for his research into the nature of the chemical bond. He subsequently received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1962 for campaigning against the use of nuclear weapons, becoming the first and only person to be awarded two undivided Nobel Prizes.
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On This Day - Apr 28 : Atom split

Their experiment divided the nucleus at the centre of the atom by using quantum mechanical tunneling, and transformed lithium (Li) into helium (He) and other elements. Related resources: Lithium - Element information Lithium podcast Helium - Element information Helium podcast
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ChemTube3D: Organic Structure and Bonding

This site contains interactive 3D animations for some of the most important organic reactions and structures covered during an undergraduate degree.
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On This Day - Jan 23 : Otto Diels was born

He was awarded the 1950 Nobel Prize in Chemistry alongside his student, Kurt Alder, for the discovery and development of the cycloaddition synthesis known as the Diels-Alder reaction. This reaction is widely used in chemical synthesis.
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Faces of Chemistry – Catalysts

Find out from scientists at Johnson Matthey how catalytic converters reduce harmful emissions produced by vehicles.
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Faces of Chemistry – Hair colourant

Learn about the chemistry of hair dyes from Procter and Gamble scientists.
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Faces of Chemistry – Crop protection

Discover how crop protection products from Syngenta help to increase yield and produce healthier crops.
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Sewage Pollution: A Case Study

A laboratory investigation of sewage pollution based around a case study. Students analyse for various so-called biomarkers in soil samples and assess for likely sources of contamination.
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Open Education Resource Quality Evaluation

This is a quality checklist for evaluators to fill in when assessing if an Open Education Resource is of a high enough quality to share, produced with support from the Higher Education Academy and JISC.
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On This Day - Jun 11 : Carbon dioxide discovered

Black noticed that upon heating, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) produced a gas that was denser than air and could not sustain fire or animal life. He called this gas ‘fixed air’, but we now know it as carbon dioxide (CO₂).
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On This Day - Oct 27 : Spectroscope was invented

A spectroscope is a prism-based device which separates light into its different wavelengths. Gustav Kirchhoff initially used it to study the spectral “signature” of various chemical elements, allowing the identification of a new element if a new spectrum was observed.
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On This Day - Nov 20 : Francis Aston died

He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1922 for his development of the mass spectrograph, a device that separates atoms or molecular fragments of different mass and measures those masses with remarkable accuracy.