All Properties of matter articles – Page 15
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ResourceMaking ice | In Search of More Solutions | 11–14 years
Explore the properties of water and ice in this planning activity
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ResourceFranklin’s teaspoon of oil
Interpret a historical experiment based on a full and interesting account of Franklin’s contribution to surface chemistry, includes kit list and safety instructions.
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ResourceFizzy drinks’ froth
Explore hypothesis testing in this experiment using fizzy drinks. Includes kit list and safety instructions
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ResourceAfter meal puzzle
Use ingenuity and science to solve the riddle of lifting ice with string. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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NewsSuper-dipoles create chloroform’s super powers
Polar stacks facilitate dissolution by polarising
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ResourceRi 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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ResourceRi 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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NewsHollow oxide can take the heat
Aluminium-based coating could protect metal components from heat, oxidation
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NewsFemtofluidic droplet manipulation now possible
Modular toolbox turns droplets into microreactors with volumes one billion times smaller than microtitre plate wells
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NewsBoron and beryllium finally shake hands
Never-before-seen bond observed between periodic table neighbours
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The MoleTrade secrets... Print your world
Secrets of the trade: Jonathan Hare gets hands-on with the 3D printing revolution
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The MoleFractional crystallisation
Explore how fractional crystallisation can be used to purify mixtures and refine substances using this simple evaporation experiment.
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ResourceJust 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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ResourceAtmospheric 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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NewsMagnetic nanocubes self-assemble into spirals
Tiny cubes of magnetite form superstructures under a magnetic field
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The MoleObserving 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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ResourceFree 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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ResourceFree 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 ...