All Structure and bonding articles – Page 4
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NewsChop! Chop! Creating useful chemicals from lignin
Breaking the hardy carbon-carbon bond in wood puts new fuels on the horizon
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Science concept cartoons: what holds atoms together?
Spark discussion and stimulate thinking about what holds atoms together in a way that encourages pupils to share their ideas.
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A new angle on collision theory
Scientists shoot the world’s smallest projectiles – individual molecules – and use them to study how reactions happen
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Analysis
Finding the fake booze
Ever wondered what Raman spectrometry is? Here’s how it can find out what’s in a bottle without opening it.
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Experiment
The determination of copper in brass
Try this microscale class practical to investigate how much copper there is in brass using nitric acid. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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Chemistry and Sport - Swimming
Explore the halogens, their salts, and their relation to swimming.
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Experiment
Exploring the properties of the carvones
Test the smell of each enantiomer of carvone and detect the differences
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Experiment
Properties of stereoisomers
By soaking cotton wool in two limonene enantiomers, and adding a stereoisomer, students can explore the differences between each chemical and discuss how they each might react in different conditions. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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Teacher subject knowledge self assessment tests
Use these diagnostic tests to self-assess your chemistry subject knowledge, and identify strengths and areas for development. These two quizzes test at the pre-16 level. Complete the first to get feedback broken down by topic. Use the second quiz to check progress, once you’ve refreshed your knowledge in key topics.
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Teacher subject knowledge self assessment: Post-16
Use these diagnostic tests to self-assess your chemistry subject knowledge, and identify strengths and areas for development. These two quizzes test at the post-16 level. Complete the first to get feedback broken down by topic. Use the second quiz to check progress, once you’ve refreshed your knowledge in key topics.
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Science concept cartoons: electrons and chemical reactions
Spark discussion and stimulate thinking about electrons and chemical reactions in a way that encourages pupils to share their ideas.
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How hot are chilli peppers?
This resource explores the chemistry of capsaicinoids and the properties they give to chillies.
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Why do pans stick?
This resource looks at Teflon and its properties. What is Teflon and why does it stop food sticking to the pan?
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The structure of ice and water
A worksheet exploring the structural differences between the solid and liquid versions of this most ubiquitous compound.
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Anecdotes: The Discovery of Buckminsterfullerene
The discovery of buckminsterfullerene, the third allotrope of carbon.
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Presenting data: Non-linear graphs
Try these activities to identify your students’ mathematical misconceptions when presenting chemistry data. Use them in your teaching to help students interpret their practical observations using non-linear graphs.
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The longest carbon-carbon bond in chemistry
Use this cutting-edge research as a starter in your class
