Anecdotes for Chemistry Teachers: Mercury - Mad as a Hatter

Mercury poisoning and the origins of the phrase ‘mad as a hatter’.

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Anecdotes: Aluminium
The story of the discovery of the Hall-Heroult process for purifying aluminium.
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On This Day - May 24 : Daniel Fahrenheit was born
He invented the alcohol thermometer (1709) and mercury thermometer (1714). He also developed the Fahrenheit temperature scale by reference to three fixed points of temperature, where a mixture of ice, water and ammonium chloride was taken as 0 °F.
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The extraction of metals
2019-12-11T11:50:00Z
Embed the understanding of reduction and oxidation with your students

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The great chemistry cook off
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What exactly is happening when foods change colour?
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Assessing air pollution levels
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Practise data analysis skills with 11–14
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Using ratios in chemistry
2019-12-18T11:38:00Z
Help to apply maths skills to chemistry lessons: ratios