All Structure and bonding articles – Page 13
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ResourceRi Christmas Lectures® 2012: Allotropes of Carbon
A teaching resource on Allotropes of Carbon, supported by video clips from the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures® 2012. Video: Forms of carbon – synthetic diamond Video: Forms of carbon – burning diamond and graphite, plus the discovery of fullerenes
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ResourceOn This Day - Oct 30 : Linus Pauling Nobel Prize
He received the award for his research into the nature of the chemical bond. He subsequently received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1962 for campaigning against the use of nuclear weapons, becoming the first and only person to be awarded two undivided Nobel Prizes.
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ResourceChemTube3D: Organic Structure and Bonding
This site contains interactive 3D animations for some of the most important organic reactions and structures covered during an undergraduate degree.
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ResourceOn This Day - Oct 28 : Christopher Ingold was born
He was one of the leading figures in British chemistry and his aim was to understand the mechanism of organic reactions. He also contributed to the Cahn-Ingold-Prelog system, which is used to name the stereoisomers of a molecule.
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ResourceOn This Day - Jun 24 : Johannes Wislicenus born
He is best known for his work on stereochemistry. He coined the term ‘geometric isomerism’ in the early 1870s when he discovered two substances that had an identical chemical structure but different physical properties.
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ResourceOn This Day – Sep 19 : Chemical structure defined
Chemical structure refers to the way atoms are arranged within molecules. Butlerov realised that chemical compounds are not a random cluster of atoms and functional groups, but structures with definite order.
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ResourceOn This Day - Mar 15 : Nevil Sidgwick died
He contributed to the valence theory of chemical bonding by explaining the role of valency in covalent bonding, and demonstrated the existence and importance of the hydrogen (H) bond.
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FeatureRise of molecular machines
Chemists are putting molecules to work in ways only limited by our imagination
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ResourceStructure and Bonding
Knowledge of structure and bonding can help explain the properties of materials. All the properties of a particular substance depend upon the elements present and how they are bonded to each other. This programme is designed to develop students understanding of structure and bonding as well as developing thinking ...
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Resource28 chemistry puzzles for 14-16 years
Use these sudoku-inspired puzzles with printable worksheets and answers to help 14–16 year olds consolidate their understanding of key chemical concepts.
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Resource45 chemistry puzzles for 16-18 years
Try these chemistry puzzles based on sudoku to help 16–18 year old students consolidate their knowledge about key topics, with printable worksheets and answers.
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SoundbiteXenon dioxide
Simon Cotton takes a look at those compounds that find themselves in the news or relate to our everyday lives.
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FeatureChemical Bonding
A masterclass in teaching the topic of bonding, basing chemical explanation on physical forces