All Quantitative chemistry and stoichiometry articles
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ResourcePesticides and agricultural productivity calculations | 14–16 years
Link food security to yield, percentage yield and atom economy
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CPDHow to teach gases at 14–16
Use these classroom activities and tips to boost your students’ understanding of quantitative chemistry
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CPDHow to teach quantitative chemistry at post-16
Use these tips to help your students successfully calculate reacting masses and limiting agents
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ExperimentAcid–base back titration | 16–18 years
Write balanced equations and calculate reacting masses and moles to find the limiting reagent
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ResourceQuantitative chemistry | Review my learning | 14–16 years
A set of differentiated worksheets with answers to identify learning gaps and misconceptions on the topic of quantitative chemistry
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CPDHow to teach moles at post-16
Use this explainer to help students overcome misconceptions of this fundamental quantity
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Exhibition chemistryDemonstrating the diffusion of ammonia and hydrogen chloride
Revisiting and refining a classic diffusion demo with Declan Fleming
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ResourceIntroducing moles numeracy worksheet | 14–16 years
Use the context of cooking to get students more comfortable with concepts such as balanced equations, ratios and reagents
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IdeasStoichiometry and moles: how to explain it?
Use cooking as a fun, accessible introduction to why and how we use balanced equations
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NewsWhat is difficult about concentration?
Fresh insight offers tips for teaching the mathematics of moles, volume and molarity
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IdeasPut organic chemistry concepts in context
3 ways to teach 14–16 students how to apply their knowledge to new scenarios and prepare them for exams
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FeatureEpidemiology: Calling the disease detectives
What is an epidemiologist? Inspire students with this fascinating insight into the world of some of the most powerful scientific detectives
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ResourceDetermining relative atomic weights
Heat a known mass of two metals to produce their oxides and determine their relative atomic masses.
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IdeasWorking with units and prefixes
How to help students use units and prefixes correctly and easily convert between them
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ResourceQuantitative chemistry starters (16–18)
Put your students’ quantitative chemistry skills to the test with Starter for ten activities around topics such as the mole, the ideal gas equation, percentage yield and atom economy.
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ExperimentMass changes in chemical reactions
Perform two chemical reactions to see whether any mass changes occur in this microscale class practical. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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ResourceFinding out how much salt there is in seawater
Use the microscale titration apparatus to titrate silver nitrate solution against sea water