All Structure and bonding articles – Page 13
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FeatureBringing molecules into the third dimension
Peter Hoare and Susan Henderson discuss the use of crystal structures to help both school students and early years undergraduates visualise molecules in 3D
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Exhibition chemistryBrilliant bubbles and disappearing dyes
Declan Fleming shows you how to capture your students’ imaginations with spectacular demonstrations
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The MoleModelling crystal structure using marshmallows
Explore the regular and ordered structure of crystals before modelling them yourself using marshmallows and cocktail sticks in this ‘Avogadro’s lab’ activity.
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NewsCaffeine-fuelled fix for runaway eye treatment
Crystal designed to have stronger hydrogen bonds
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NewsCalculations predict new form of phosphorus
Flat layers of ‘blue phosphorus’ may have ideal properties for nano-electronics
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OpinionChemical Bonding Confusion
Some thoughts on the sources of confusion around chemical bonding having read Stephenson and Warrens' article in this month's Education in Chemistry
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ResourceMetals: problem solving challenges
A series of activities to develop understanding of elements, ions, reactivity series, metal extraction, displacement reactions and oxidation/reduction
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CPD articleChemical bonding: the octet rules ... OK?
Kay Stephenson and Dorothy Warren explain common misconceptions and show you how you could help your students
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Review3D structures from the CCDC
Teaching resources based on the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre
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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 - 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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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.