All Reactivity articles
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Exhibition chemistryThe reaction of magnesium with steam
How to bridge a common gap in students’ understanding of the reactivity series
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Breaking the carbon–hydrogen bond
A new photocatalyst that can act on small alkane hydrocarbons is a rare example of directly using natural gases as reagents
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Shed light on benzene reactivity in fizzy drinks
Downloadable slide on the organic chemistry in cherry-flavoured soft drinks for your class
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Reactivity and displacement reactions
Consolidate students’ understanding with these engaging activities
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Displacement reactions
Activities, tips and ideas to help students get to grips with the reactivity series
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Developing a theory
In this practical activity, students will monitor reactions of acids and develop a theory to explain their observations
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Properties of group 2 elements
Observe and interpret the changes when drops of various anion solutions are added to drops of group 2 element cations
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Displacement reactions of metals
Examine the reactions between various metals and metal salt solutions
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Presenting data: Non-linear graphs
Try these activities to identify your students’ mathematical misconceptions when presenting chemistry data. Use them in your teaching to help students interpret their practical observations using non-linear graphs.
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The reactivity of the group 2 metals
React magnesium and calcium with hydrochloric acid to find out which is the most reactive: group 1 or group 2 metals
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The electrolysis of solutions
Find out what happens when electricity passes through molten compounds… with water present
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Competition for oxygen
This experiment involves the reaction of a metal with the oxide of another metal. When reactions like these occur, the two metals compete for the oxygen. The more reactive metal finishes up with the oxygen (as a metal oxide). If the more reactive metal starts as the oxide then no ...
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Hydrogen fluoride
This resource is designed to provide strategies for dealing with some of the misconceptions that students have in the form of ready-to-use classroom resources.
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Stability and reactivity
Chemistry is a conceptual subject and, in order to explain many of these concepts, teachers use models to describe and explain the microscopic world and relate it to the macroscopic properties of matter. This resource is designed to provide strategies for dealing with some of the misconceptions that students have ...
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Exhibition chemistry
Creating copper
Declan Fleming presents a beautiful demonstration with lots of teaching potential
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Halogen reactions with iron wool
Illustrate an exothermic redox reaction by heating iron wool with chlorine, bromine and iodine with this demonstration. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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Reactivity trends of the alkali metals
Use this experiment to demonstrate the trend in reactivity down Group 1 of the Periodic Table, exploring the physical and chemical properties of the alkali metals.
