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Determining relative atomic weights

Heat a known mass of two metals to produce their oxides and determine their relative atomic masses.
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Introductory maths for higher education

Learn about the fundamental principles behind mathematical concepts important for higher education chemistry courses including worked examples of using logarithms, indices and the chain rule.
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IYPT activities: history of the periodic table

Enthuse students with the history and development of the periodic table by using this engaging and interactive classroom activity. It can be differentiated to varying abilities and adapted to different levels or specifications
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Inorganics in aqueous solution 16–18

Test your students familiarity with acid base chemistry and ligand substitution reactions with this Starter for ten worksheet of questions about inorganics in aqueous solution.
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Transition metal chemistry 16–18

Help your students become proficient in answering questions on the transition metals with these Starter for ten questions including redox titrations, colourimetry, and catalysis.
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Redox equilibria 16–18

When teaching redox equilibria, take advantage of these Starter for ten questions on redox reactions, standard electrode potentials and electrochemical cells.
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Periodicity 16–18

Reinforce ideas about period 3 oxides, their reactions and their structure and bonding with these Starter for ten activities.
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Thermodynamics 16–18

Test your students knowledge of thermodynamic principles such as enthalpy of solution, entropy and Gibbs free energy with these Starters for ten questions.
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Organic synthesis 16–18

Challenge your students to recall the reagents, conditions and mechanism for various organic transformations to answer these Starter for ten questions.
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Structure determination 16–18

Practice interpreting 1H and 13C NMR, mass spectra, and thin layer chromatograms with these Starter for ten questions.
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Polymers 16–18

Put your students’ knowledge of polymer theory to the test with these Starters for ten questions.
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Compounds with amine groups 16–18

Assess your students’ awareness of compounds with amines groups with a Starter for ten activity covering classifying amines and amides, properties of amines, amino acids among other amine subjects.
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Aromatic chemistry 16–18

Use these Starter for ten questions to challenge your students to name aromatic compounds and recall the structure of benzene and electrophilic substitution mechanisms.
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Carbonyl chemistry 16–18

Consolidate your students’ knowledge of the synthesis and reactions of carbonyl compounds using these Starter for ten questions.
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Acids and bases 16–18

Challenge your students to answer Starter for ten questions on acid and bases topics such as pH, K_w, titrations and buffer solutions.
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Equilibria 16–18

Quiz your students on the equilibrium constant and how to use it with these Starter for ten questions.
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Kinetics 16–18

Test your students’ grasp of advanced kinetic principles such as the rate determining step, the rate equation and the Arrhenius equation using these Starter for ten questions.
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Experimental skills 16–18

Get your students answering questions about experimental skills including titrations, equipment and treatment of errors with these Starters for ten.
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Analysis 16–18

Practice using analysis skills with these mass spectrometry and infra-red spectroscopy Starter for ten questions.
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Redox 16–18

Engage your students in redox chemistry using these Starter for ten questions covering topics like oxidation and reduction, extraction of metals and displacement reactions of the halogens.