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A useful chromatography resource from the RSC
The Royal Society of Chemistry has just published a useful resource for students that covers chromatography for the 16-18 year age group. It...
Progress in carbon capture?
This blog looks at a promising recent development which could lead to capturing carbon dioxide emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels...
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- Thank you for spotting this Radhika - I've corrected it now.
- In q 4 hcl is limiting so hydrogen should be half of mole of hcl..?
- Hello Xiaodan, I think you have put it very well and are correct. Students intuitively realise that energy needs to be put in to break a chemical bond but it is less obvious that the same amount of energy is given out when the same bond is...
- Dear Geoffery,Thank you for the resources and thought-provoking questions! I also agree the enthalpy diagram can be misleading to students but for different reasons. Please hear me out and let me know if I am correct/incorrect. The y-axis is...