All Structure and bonding articles – Page 4
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NewsCarbon nanotubes grown using kitchen chemicals
Cheap compounds found in kitchen cupboards can act as catalysts for making carbon nanotubes
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FeatureSelf-defence classes for our immune system
Andy Extance finds out how vaccines help people fight off germs without getting ill
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FeatureReef-safe sunscreens
Nina Notman investigates the science behind UV-absorbing sunscreens and ‘reef-friendly’ formulations
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ResourceTransition metal chemistry starters (16–18)
Help your students become proficient in answering questions on the transition metals with these Starter for ten questions including redox titrations, colourimetry, and catalysis.
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ResourcePeriodicity starters (16–18)
Reinforce ideas about period 3 oxides, their reactions and their structure and bonding with these Starter for ten activities.
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ResourceAromatic chemistry starters (16–18)
Use these Starter for ten questions to challenge your students to name aromatic compounds and recall the structure of benzene and electrophilic substitution mechanisms.
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ResourceOrganic chemistry starters (16–18)
Starter for ten questions covering some of the main aspects of organic chemistry at GCSE and A level, including functional groups, nomenclature, isomerism and mechanisms
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ResourceBonding starters (16–18)
Starter for ten quizzes that focus on bonding topics like the nature of chemical bonds, covalent bonding and properties and bonding.
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NewsProbing difficulties with quantum atomic models
What you can do to make grasping atomic representations easier
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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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ResourceScience 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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NewsA 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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AnalysisFinding 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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ExperimentThe 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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ResourceChemistry and Sport - Swimming
Explore the halogens, their salts, and their relation to swimming.
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ExperimentExploring the properties of the carvones
Test the smell of each enantiomer of carvone and detect the differences