Making vinegar from ethanol and an oxidising agent Potassium dichromate. A great example of an exothermic reaction, and here just using hot water rather refluxing.
Monday, 6 June 2022
Saturday, 4 June 2022
The mortar and Pestle
It always feels like real chemistry when you have to get out the mortar and pestle and grind up something to do the experiment
Friday, 3 June 2022
Internal Energy
Trying to get over the idea of heat and internal energy in molecules. The students don't seem to grasp the idea of molecules in motion - but the desk is stationary!
Thursday, 2 June 2022
Physics Revision
Working hard with the GCSE Physics revision. The students making sure they have covered all the material in detail
Wednesday, 1 June 2022
Pascals Vases
Pascals Vases. Something to get the students to think about. They nearly all got it wrong and were surprised at the results until all the equations came out.
Tuesday, 31 May 2022
Chiral molecules
Students seem unconvinced about chiral molecules. Drawing them on paper they argue, but once they play with the @snatoms models they are more convinced, and once they see the rotation of D-glucose they are convinced they are mirror images of each other.
Monday, 30 May 2022
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