A series of short, fun videos exploring the chemistry of the alkali metals, taken from a lecture by Dr. Peter Wothers at the University of Cambridge.
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The Alkali Metals: Part 2
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- Wales
- Northern Ireland
- GCSE
- CCEA Chemistry
- Unit 1: Structures, Trends, Chemical Reactions, Quantitative Chemistry and Analysis
- 1.6 The Periodic Table
- 1.6.10 assess and manage risks associated with the storage and use of alkali metals and recall that alkali metals are easily cut, are shiny when freshly cut and tarnish rapidly in air;
- 1.6.11 demonstrate knowledge and understanding that Group 1 (I) metals react with water to produce hydrogen and a metal hydroxide, and give observations for the reactions;
- 1.6 The Periodic Table
- Unit 1: Structures, Trends, Chemical Reactions, Quantitative Chemistry and Analysis
- CCEA Double award science
- Unit C1: Structures, Trends, Chemical Reactions, Quantitative Chemistry and Analysis
- 1.6 The Periodic Table
- 1.6.10 assess and manage risks associated with the storage and use of alkali metals and recall that alkali metals are easily cut, are shiny when freshly cut and tarnish rapidly in air;
- 1.6.11 demonstrate knowledge and understanding that Group 1 (I) metals react with water to produce hydrogen and a metal hydroxide, and give observations for the reactions;
- 1.6 The Periodic Table
- Unit C1: Structures, Trends, Chemical Reactions, Quantitative Chemistry and Analysis
- CCEA Chemistry
- GCSE
- Republic of Ireland
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