Anecdotes for Chemistry Teachers: The Discovery of Teflon

No comments

The background to the discovery, naming and uses of Teflon.

Downloads

Anecdotes: The discovery of teflon
PDF, Size 22 kb

No comments

Level

Use

Specification

Wales
- GCSE
  - WJEC Chemistry
    - Unit 2: CHEMICAL BONDING, APPLICATION OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
      - 2.5 CRUDE OIL, FUELS AND ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
        (p) the addition polymerisation of ethene and other monomers to produce polythene, poly(propene), poly(vinylchloride) and poly(tetrafluoroethene)
        (q) the general properties of plastics and the uses of polythene, poly(propene), poly(vinylchloride) and poly(tetrafluoroethene)
  - WJEC Combined science
    - Unit 5: Chemistry 2
      - 5.5 CRUDE OIL, FUELS AND CARBON COMPOUNDS
        (o) the addition polymerisation of ethene and other monomers to produce polythene, poly(propene), poly(vinylchloride) and poly(tetrafluoroethene)
        (p) the general properties of plastics and the uses of polythene, poly(propene), poly(vinylchloride) and poly(tetrafluoroethene)
Northern Ireland
- A/AS level
  - CCEA Chemistry
    - Unit AS 2: Further Physical and inorganic Chemistry and an Introdution to Organic Chemistry
      - 2.4 Alkenes
        2.4.10 describe the addition polymerisation of alkenes, for example ethene and propene.
- GCSE
  - CCEA Chemistry
    - Unit 2: Further Chemical Reactions, Rates and Equilibrium, Calculations and Organic Chemistry
      - 2.5 Organic chemistry
        2.5.19 deduce the structure of an addition polymer from a simple alkene monomer and vice versa.
  - CCEA Double award science
    - Unit C2: Further Chemical Reactions, Rates and Equilibrium, Calculations and Organic Chemistry
      - 2.5 Organic chemistry
        2.5.19 deduce the structure of an addition polymer from a simple alkene monomer and vice versa.
Republic of Ireland
- Leaving Certificate
  - Chemistry
    - Option 2A: Materials
      - 2A.2 Addition Polymers
        Depth of treatment
        Addition polymers. Monomers.
        Polymerisation of alkenes: poly(ethene) (low density and high density), poly(chloroethene), poly(phenylethene), poly(tetrafluoroethene), poly(propene).
        Social and Applied Aspects
        The industrial and domestic importance and advantages of these polymers in plastics and fibres (two examples of uses of each polymer).
        Brief history of the discovery of poly(tetrafluoroethene).

Resource
Anecdotes: Aluminium
The story of the discovery of the Hall-Heroult process for purifying aluminium.
Resource
Fossil fuels and global carbon emissions
Classroom activity where learners explore and debate the issues around fossil fuels, energy and global carbon emissions.
Resource
Cisplatin and drug design | 16–18 years
Assess learners’ understanding of the mechanism of cisplatin as an anticancer drug with these examination-style questions.

No comments yet

You're not signed in.

Only registered users can comment on this article.

More Resources

Resource
Catalysts and reaction conditions for sustainable industry| 16–18 years
Research and presentation activity based on catalysts and reaction conditions in the context of sustainable industry.
Resource
Maths skills for chemistry
2021-06-29T13:54:00Z
Resources to help your students apply their maths knowledge in their chemistry lessons.
Resource
Introducing moles numeracy worksheet | 14–16 years
2021-06-17T13:39:00Z
Use the context of cooking to get students more comfortable with concepts such as balanced equations, ratios and reagents

Anecdotes for Chemistry Teachers: The Discovery of Teflon

Downloads

Anecdotes: The discovery of teflon

Level

Use

Category

Specification

Related articles

Anecdotes: Aluminium

Fossil fuels and global carbon emissions

Cisplatin and drug design | 16–18 years

No comments yet

Only registered users can comment on this article.

More Resources

Catalysts and reaction conditions for sustainable industry| 16–18 years

Maths skills for chemistry

Introducing moles numeracy worksheet | 14–16 years