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PPT : Periodic trends


DOWNLOAD FREE FULL VERSION This embedded web version will show the key trends in properties across the periodic table. For full functionality&nbs...

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Not enough carbon dioxide!?


The Odessa port plant in the Ukraine produces ammonia and other nitrogenous fertilisers.  

Scientists agree that too much carbon dioxide is still being released into the atmosphere by human activity. Yet in this recent article,&nbs...

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Crude Combustion and Consumption

Hybrids help by being part electric which makes them more efficient but they still burn hydrocarbons.

If you're starting out on  an A level chemistry course take a little time to revise the bits of chemistry below.  You will ha...

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Starting year 12 ? Get back into gear ..


If you are just about to start out on an A level course - now is the time to start getting your brain back in gear.  In this post, the tutor...

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Why tuition...... helps so many students


Five reasons why 1 :1 tuition helps. Whether online or in person,  our one to one private tuition will BOOST YOUR GRADES: Private tuition co...

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Chirality : left hand / right hand?


Some molecules exist in two forms - a left handed and right handed form.

Chemistry Nobel awarded for mirror-image molecules - BBC News Two scientists have been awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on bui...

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Strong or weak, acid or base ?

Universal indicator is useful for giving an estimated value for the pH of a substance

This is one of the tougher topics in year 13 chemistry.  In this post David deals with calculating the pH of strong acids and introduce...

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Catalysis


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Ideal gas calculations


Boyles LawCharles Law Boyles Law simulation Explore the relationship between pressure and volume of a gas https://www.focuselearning.co.uk/s/1mrh...

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Practical techniques in organic chemistry



OCR Learning outcomes Additional guidance Reflux and distillation simulations  Simulate the oxidation of alcohols.. https://www.focuselearning.co...

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Chirality


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Amines, amides and amino acids

Quinoa is a complete protein, meaning that it contains all nine essential amino acids that our bodies cannot make on their own.

EdexcelOCRAQA Enter your text here ... Enter your text here ... Enter your text here ... Amino acid  Molecule A. This is glycine - the simpl...

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1.40 - 1.43 IONIC BONDING - PROPERTIES


1.40 draw dot-and-cross diagrams to show the formation of ionic compounds by electrontransfer, limited to combinations of elements from Groups 1, 2, 3...

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Entropy



Intro image Edexcel 1Edexcel 2OCR Enter your text here ...  Exothermic reactions always lead to an increase in entropy of the surroundings.&...

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Results : August 2021


 CONGRATULATIONS ..on a brilliant set of exam results. 2021 has, for obvious reasons been one of the most difficult years for A level students. Y...

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Oxidation numbers and redox equations



 Assumed prior knowledge The Reactivity Series Rust forms on iron and steel as a result of a redox reaction between iron and oxygen.  2.15 -...

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The Company

Goldhill Education takes its name from the famous hill in Shaftesbury where the business was founded in 2002.

Goldhill Education Ltd provides private tuition services for students of A level, IB Diploma and GCSE science and mathematics. We are contin...

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The Director


David Fowkes has been teaching chemistry for over 35 years. His teaching career started at King Edward VI School Southampton. Subsequent posts as Head...

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The Tutors' Association



All members of the TTA are required to undergo DBS checks and subscribe to a Code of Practice for Tutors and Tutoring Companies Full details can be fo...

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The Tutors

All our tutors are highly experienced, teachers

"I wouldn't hesitate to fully recommend Goldhill" I wouldn't hesitate to fully recommend David & Jayne. They have been tutoring our daughter for A...

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