All Physical chemistry articles – Page 8

News
Nanoporous anodes charge up

2014-07-03T00:00:00Z

If only their components were cheaper
News
Chemical warfare of a different kind

2014-05-08T00:00:00Z

Explaining how scientific models evolve
News
Calculations predict new form of phosphorus

2014-05-08T00:00:00Z

Flat layers of ‘blue phosphorus’ may have ideal properties for nano-electronics
The Mole
Trade secrets... Neon lights, flicker bulbs and chaos

2014-05-01T15:15:00Z

Secrets of the trade: Jonathan Hare shines a light on randomness
Resource
Energy

A set of practical experiments to develop student understanding of energetics and develop research skills
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On This Day - Mar 01 : Jacobus van't Hoff died

He was awarded the first Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1901 for his discovery of the laws of chemical dynamics and osmotic pressure in solutions.
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Pollutant detection and remediation

In association with The National HE STEM Programme

Case-study involving the development of adsorption and photocatalysis experiments to study the removal of a pollutant from waste-water. This resource and its components are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Review
Chemistry³

2013-11-07T00:00:00Z

This book introduces the three traditional areas of inorganic, organic and physical chemistry. It is aimed at those in the first year of UK university chemistry courses.
$A photograph of a prism on a metal surface as it refracts light from a light source to produce a colour spectrum$
The Mole
Make your own spectroscope

2013-11-01T15:32:00Z

Find out how to build your own spectroscope using an old DVD to explore colour and the splitting of light in this article from the ‘Avogadro’s lab’ series.
Feature
Radical changes in our atmosphere

2013-09-02T00:00:00Z

Dudley Shallcross and Tim Harrison explain how a breakthrough has allowed us to study Criegee biradicals, and what this could mean for atmospheric science
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Ri Christmas Lectures® 2012: Chemical Change

In association with Royal Institution of Great Britain

A teaching resource on Chemical Change, supported by video clips from the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures® 2012. Video: Chemical Change videos
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Solar cells and circuits

In association with The Solar Spark at the University of Edinburgh

Explore how to set up an electrical circuit containing solar cells and how connecting them in different ways will produce different results.
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Make your own spectroscope

In association with The Solar Spark at the University of Edinburgh

Make a “rainbow in a box” using card and a CD.
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Solar cell in a drinking straw

In association with The Solar Spark at the University of Edinburgh

Capture electricity from sunlight using raspberry juice and drinking straws.
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Solar cells and absorption

In association with The Solar Spark at the University of Edinburgh

Explore the relationship between light and absorption in solar cells.
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Make a Grtäzel cell

In association with The Solar Spark at the University of Edinburgh

Make a dye sensitised solar cell using household items such as raspberries.
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Mixing colours

In association with The Solar Spark at the University of Edinburgh

Demonstrate how putting different colours together combine to give the full picture.
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Chlorophyll fluorescence

In association with The Solar Spark at the University of Edinburgh

Make a plant fluoresce by simply crushing it and shining a light on it.
Experiment
Electrochromic polymer

Can polymers conduct electricity as well as metals? Using this experiment, learners will discover how the two materials differ. Includes kit list and safety instructions
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Titanium Dioxide Photocatalysis: A New Kind of Water Treatment

In association with The Wolfson Foundation

Part of a series of resources investigating how using titanium dioxide as a photocatalyst can help to create cleaner water using sunlight.