Chemistry Resources (page 13)

The age-old question of Quality vs Quantity. This could be applied to the chemistry topics of high atom economy, where the majority of what you make is the product you want, or a h...

All atoms seek to be in a stable ( octet ) state always. Like being self sufficient. So atoms are always trying to attain that state by all means, one way or the other. You know h...

I`m willing to bet that on more than one occasion you`ve struggled to figure out why your answer is wrong when you`re pretty sure that you`ve done everything right. Obviously, what...

Starting a postgraduate course in science education was a huge culture shock for me. As a science graduate I was used to writing very concise, to-the-point reports and all of a sudde...

In science subjects such as physics and chemistry, units often give students a lot of trouble. In this article is a demonstration of how a knowledge of how they work in formulae can ...

It is the time of year when exams are approaching. Your teachers have set no homework ... wait yes they have! It is called revision! Just because you have plastered your walls with...

In my experience, students embark on Chemistry A level or BTEC courses unaware of how Maths will influence their progress. Highly-numerate students (those with GCSE grade B or better ...

Chemical and ionic equations All chemical equations must be balanced. This means that the number of atoms of each element must be same on both sides of the equation. The followi...

Many years ago, one of my tasks at a pharmaceutical research establishment was to see if it were possible to make 2-ethyloxazoline cheaper than it cost the company to buy it. The rout...

Diazaphenothiazines have been used for many years in the control of certain psychopathic conditions such as schizophrenia. Whist doing research at University I wondered about replacin...