Perform a ring opening oxidation using nitric acid to produce the dicarboxylic acid, 1,6-hexanedioic acid (adipic acid) – and then use the solid crystals that form to determine a melting point
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Link the science you teach in your classroom to poverty and inequality targeted by the UN’s SDGs
Introduce the study of molecules containing carbon atoms to your students with these many different contexts
Use this explainer to help familiarise students with organic synthesis, including carbonyl chemistry, as part of their preparation for the Chemistry Olympiad.
Show your learners the difference that science can make and provide them with role models who are leading chemists in their fields.
Critical thinking and research task, reflecting on the science and societal views surrounding drugs and their development
In this activity students are required to apply their understanding of redox to identify which metal is oxidised and which is reduced in a series of displacement reactions
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