All Structure and bonding articles – Page 8
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IdeasMapping compound structure and bonding
How everyday compounds’ properties can be linked to their bonding and structure with a ‘structure triangle’
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ResourceOn This Day – Jul 23 : Vladimir Prelog was born
He was the first person to synthesize the unusually symmetrical hydrocarbon adamantane, whose derivatives are routinely used for medical applications. He shared the 1975 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for “his research into stereochemistry of organic molecules and reactions”.
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ResourceChemical misconceptions I: Concepts in chemistry
A person can be said to have acquired a concept once they are able to identify examples, and distinguish them from non-examples, this resource aims to support learners do so.
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ResourceChemical misconceptions II: Precipitation
Discover more about ionic bonding, and how dissolving into solutions can effect bonds.
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MisconceptionsIron – a metal: true or false? | Chemical misconceptions II
Use these diagnostic questions to explore and develop learners’ understanding of metallic bonding and properties of particles vs substances
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ResourceChemical misconceptions II: Definitions in chemistry
This exercise gives students an opportunity to discuss and give a critique of a selection of definitions (from various sources) of the most basic chemical terms
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ResourceChemical misconceptions II: Interactions
Support students to explore more forms of interactions between bonds, identify, and explain them.
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ResourceChemical misconceptions II: Predicting the melting temperature of carbon
Explore and explain the melting temperature of carbon, and the relationship between structure and properties.
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ResourceChemical misconceptions II: Hydrogen fluoride
Explore hydrogen fluoride, discuss its chemical reaction and encourage learners to think about why the reaction takes place.
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ResourceChemical misconceptions I: Constructing chemical conceptions
Explore and review the principles of constructivist teaching.
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MisconceptionsChemical misconceptions I: Chemical bonding
Some of alternative ideas are considered in this chapter, with suggestions for improving the teaching of chemical bonding.
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MisconceptionsChemical misconceptions I: Chemical structure
Explore the structure of atoms, and get a clearer idea of how to present atoms to learners through analogy.
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ResourceChemical misconceptions I: Chemical axioms
Explore the key ideas into how learners respond to the fundamental principles used in chemistry.
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ResourceChemical misconceptions I: Scaffolding learning in chemistry
Explore how to create a learning scaffold in chemistry, and how learners may respond to this reinforcement.
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ResourceThe heat is on: edible experiments
Why are chillies and mustard hot, but taste different? Discover the importance of chemistry in everyday eating experiences with this edible experiment.
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NewsA golden future for hydrogen bonding
Relativistic effects responsible for positively charged Au(I) hydrogen bond acceptor
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FeatureClearing the air around smoke formation
Answering the riddle of why unsaturated fuels burn with sooty flames
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ResourceSalt: kitchen science podcasts
Introduce your students to the properties of salt with this short podcast.