Microscale chemistry: the microscale synthesis of azo dyes

Create fabric dye by synthesising an azo dye and using it to change the colour of a piece of cotton

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On This Day – Jul 14 : Sir William Perkin died
He synthesised the first artificial dyestuff, called mauve or aniline purple, while trying to synthesize quinine from a coal tar chemical. Perkin commercialised his discovery, developing production methods and uses for the new dye.
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Essential chemistry of pharmaceuticals
Explore the role of chemistry in drug discovery with this worksheet
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Why you need A-level chemistry to study pharmacy
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Why chemistry is essential to understand and manufacture safe, effective medicines

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Time-of-flight calculations
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Use these resources to familiarise 16–18 students with the maths involved in time-of-flight calcuations
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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.