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Racemic Mixtures: Past Paper Question Analysis

P3 June 2017 Q13 This question is about racemates If you haven't gone through the paper, please look up the questions at www.aqa.org.uk,...

Cracking Alkanes: Past Paper Question Analysis

P3 June 2017 Q8 This question is about Cracking If you haven't gone through the paper, please look up the questions at www.aqa.org.uk, or...

The Virus-Fighting Superstar

#22 Science in History 16 January 1980 On this day in 1980, a team of scientists at a Boston-based research facility announced a major...

Francium Becomes the Last Naturally Occurring Element to be Discovered

#16 Science in History 07 January 1939 On this day in 1939, French scientist Marguerite Perey reveals, in an entry made in her notebook,...

The Acid Dissociation Constant & pH: Past Paper Question Analysis

P3 June 2017 Q4 This question is about pH and the acid dissociation constant If you haven't gone through the paper, please look up the...

Spirit of Mars: A Rover's Tale

#14 Science in History 03 January 2004 On this day in 2004, Spirit successfully lands on Mars. The Mars rover ‘Spirit’ was sent to...

Experimental Considerations: Past Paper Question Analysis

P3 June 2017 Q3 This question is about practical considerations during experimentation. If you haven't gone through the paper, please...

Reactions with concentrated sulfuric acid: Past Paper Question Analysis

P3 June 2017 Q2 This question is about the reactions between alkenes, alcohols and sodium halides and concentrated sulfuric acid. If you...

Energy: The Need-to-Know Basics

GCSE Energy in a Nutshell – includes a summary Energy is the ability to do work or cause change, while work is the transfer of energy...

From Thermoplastics to Thermosetting: A Beginner's Guide to the Different Types of Plastic

A look at the types of plastic we encounter every day. There is a summary suitable for GCSE Chemistry students at the end. There are...