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Chemistry Outreach: Murder in the lab

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Giving students a flavour of analytical techniques that are used in forensic science.

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11-14 years

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Scotland
- Higher
  - SQA Chemistry
    - 3. Chemistry in society
      - (e) Chemical analysis
        (i) Chromatography
        Chromatography is a technique used to separate the components present within a mixture. Chromatography separates substances by making use of differences in their polarity or molecular size.
- Advanced Higher
  - SQA Chemistry
    - Developing skills for learning, life and work
      - Working with others
        Learning activities provide many opportunities, in all areas of the Course, for learners to work with others. Practical activities and investigations, in particular, offer opportunities for group work, which is an important aspect of chemistry and should…
    - Organic chemistry and instrumental analysis
      - Spectroscopy
        Mass spectrometry
        Mass spectrometry can be used to determine the accurate molecular mass and structural features of an organic compound.
        Infrared spectroscopy
        Infrared spectroscopy can be used to identify certain functional groups in an organic compound.
        Interpretation of ¹H NMR spectra
        Proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (proton NMR) can give information about the different environments of hydrogen atoms in an organic molecule, and about how many hydrogen atoms there are in each of these environments.
Republic of Ireland
- Leaving Certificate
  - Chemistry

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