All Properties of matter articles – Page 15
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Super-dipoles create chloroform’s super powers
Polar stacks facilitate dissolution by polarising
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Ri Christmas Lectures® 2012: The Halogens
A teaching resource on the halogens, supported by video clips from the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures® 2012. Video: The Halogens Displacement Reactions Video: The Halogens - Salt Forming Reactio…
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Ri Christmas Lectures® 2012: The Noble Gases
A teaching resource on the noble gases, supported by video clips from the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures® 2012. Video: The Noble Gases - Properties video Video: The Noble Gases - Xenon Applications video
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Hollow oxide can take the heat
Aluminium-based coating could protect metal components from heat, oxidation
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Femtofluidic droplet manipulation now possible
Modular toolbox turns droplets into microreactors with volumes one billion times smaller than microtitre plate wells
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Boron and beryllium finally shake hands
Never-before-seen bond observed between periodic table neighbours
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The Mole
Trade secrets... Print your world
Secrets of the trade: Jonathan Hare gets hands-on with the 3D printing revolution
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The Mole
Fractional crystallisation
Explore how fractional crystallisation can be used to purify mixtures and refine substances using this simple evaporation experiment.
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Just Add Water: Part 2
A series of fun, engaging, short chemistry demonstrations about water, taken from a lecture by Dr. Peter Wothers of the University of Cambridge. Video: Just Add Water: 11 - Carbohydrates Video: Just Add Water: 12 - Dehydrating Sugar Video: Just ...
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Atmospheric chemistry by danceroom Spectroscopy (dS)
A series of short videos presented by Dr David Glowacki within an interactive dome called danceroom Spectroscopy (dS).
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Magnetic nanocubes self-assemble into spirals
Tiny cubes of magnetite form superstructures under a magnetic field
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The Mole
Observing chirality and the ‘handedness’ of sugar
Find out more about the molecular property of chirality and try a simple experiment using sucrose to explore ‘handedness’ of sugar yourself.
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Free Range Chemistry: Part 4
Short videos of exciting demonstrations of the chemistry of everyday materials, taken from a lecture by Peter Wothers at the University of Cambridge. Video: Free Range Chemistry: 32 - Saltpetre (Potassium Nitrate) Video: Free Range Chemistry: 33 - Saltpetre and Paper ...
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Free Range Chemistry: Part 3
Short videos of exciting demonstrations of the chemistry of everyday materials, taken from a lecture by Peter Wothers at the University of Cambridge. Video: Free Range Chemistry: 24 - Limestone Video: Free Range Chemistry: 25 - Shells Video: Free Range ...
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Free Range Chemistry: Part 2
Short videos of exciting demonstrations of the chemistry of everyday materials, taken from a lecture by Peter Wothers at the University of Cambridge. Video: Free Range Chemistry: 13 - Making Ammonia Video: Free Range Chemistry: 14 - First Sources of Ammonia ...
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Free Range Chemistry: Part 1
Short videos of exciting demonstrations of the chemistry of everyday materials, taken from a lecture by Peter Wothers at the University of Cambridge. Video: Free Range Chemistry: 01 - Everything is Chemical Video: Free Range Chemistry: 02 - Coffee - Delicious Chemicals ...
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NBC Learn: Chemistry Now
This resource includes both videos and worksheets. The website makes links to everyday contexts in which chemistry is important. This material would provide enrichment to lessons using contemporary chemical examples.