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Testing hydrogen



Introduction ​Hydrogen is a flammable gas. It burns in air to produce water. A convenient test for hydrogen is to put a lighted splint in the mouth of...

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Transition elements


Transition metals form coloured compounds

OCREdexcelAQA Transition elements : properties  Ligands and complex ions Ligand substitution and precipitation Redox reactions  Electron con...

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1.18 Organising the elements

The elements in the periodic table are organised in order of increasing atomic number.

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1.19 Electron configurations

Carbon atoms have an electron configuration of 2,4

 1.19 Deducing electron configurations  Students should: 1.19 understand how to deduce the electronic configurations of the first 20 element...

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1.20 - 1.22 periodic patterns


A shortened form of the periodic table showing the first 18 elements and their electron configuration.

 1.20 - 1.22 Activity 2. Periodic variations  Students should: 1.20 understand how to use electrical conductivity and the acid-base characte...

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1.23 -1.24 Grouping together


 1.23 Family resemblances Hydrogen is often listed above group 1 the Alkali metals. Although like group 1 atoms, hydrogen atoms have a ...

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1.18 - 1.24 The periodic table

The elements in the periodic table are organised in order of increasing atomic number.

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Carbonyl compounds


Diabetics need to test blood glucose levels regularly.

Carbonyl compounds all contain a  C=O double bond. This is usually formed when an alcohol is oxidised using an oxidizing agent such as ...

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Multiple Bonds

This animation allows you to see the electron arrangements which explain the formation of some double and triple bonds. Bond lengths and bond energy&n...

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Periodicity

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1.10 Crystallisation

Crystallisation can be used to separate a solid solute from its solvent. Re-crystallisation is used to purify samples obtained in the laboratory. But what is a crystal? 

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1.10 Fractional distillation

 Find out about fractional distillation ; why it is different from simple distillation and how it can be used industrially

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1.10 Simple distillation

Distillation is used to separate liquids from one another.  Visit this page to see distillation in the laboratory and look at an industrial scale process.

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1.10 - 1.13 Chromatography

Chromatography is another important separation technique. Several different types of chromatography exist.  

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1.10 Filtration

Filtration can be a simple technique used to separate insoluble solids from a mixture or suspension. It has a lot of everyday applications.

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Elements, compounds, mixtures, solutions, environments ..

compounds, elements or mixtures, ecosystems or environments? 

 Sun and air? Study the seaside image for a few seconds . Try to describe it: You might say that the image shows : A calm sea, clear blue sky, br...

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1.8 Elements compounds and mixtures

compounds, elements or mixtures ?

 Sun and air? Study the seaside image for a few seconds . Try to describe it: You might say that the image shows : A calm sea, clear blue sky, br...

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Compound or mixture?


Sun and air ​Study the seaside image for a few seconds . Try to describe it: You might say that the image shows : A calm sea,  cle...

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The Dead Sea



The Dead Sea is below sea level, this means that it does not drain so that although the water evaporates, the salt will stay, this means that the dead...

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ethanol test post

Ethanol is a liquid

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