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Shapes of Molecules…

  • by P Banks
  • Posted on December 8, 2012December 22, 2012
  • A-Level

As you prepare for your revision, why not look at this app to help you visualise the shapes of molecules, you should also visit the new chemstuff page with all the exam details for the […]

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Struggling with shells after Calcium

  • by P Banks
  • Posted on October 17, 2012December 22, 2012
  • A-Level

As we’ve just finished looking at electronic structure I found a beauty of a periodic table showing all the electron shells for all of the elements in the periodic table as “dot & cross” diagrams. […]

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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2012

  • by P Banks
  • Posted on October 10, 2012December 21, 2012
  • Announcements

This year’s Nobel prize for chemistry has just been announced. The Nobel prize is an award for a piece of research or work over a period of time which has changed the way scientists think about their […]

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Nobel Prize in Chemistry?

  • by P Banks
  • Posted on October 8, 2012December 23, 2012
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  • Video

Yesterday John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka were announced as  the joint winners of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Medicine for their discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent. This discovery was one […]

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What else has existed on earth in all three phases…

  • by P Banks
  • Posted on September 29, 2012February 12, 2014
  • Announcements

Organic chemistry (things we can do with fossil fuels) is such a fascinating and important branch of the chemical sciences, in its simplest terms it involves looking at carbon based compounds and their reactions. Your task […]

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What’s new on Chemstuff?

  • by P Banks
  • Posted on September 14, 2012December 23, 2012
  • Announcements
  • Video

You may have noticed that Chemstuff has a brand new look! The site received a facelift over the summer months and I hope you like the new front page. On top of the new look […]

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Musical Chemists

  • by P Banks
  • Posted on June 17, 2012December 22, 2012
  • Announcements

  Today the President of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Prof David Phillips appeared on BBC Radio 3’s private passions. As you head toward the end of your exams perhaps have a listen to one of […]

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Euro 2012 Kickoff

  • by P Banks
  • Posted on June 8, 2012September 9, 2012
  • A-Level

With the start of Euro 2012, today’s post looks at Buckyballs. A Buckyball is a compound made only of carbon in the form of a sphere, looking much like a football! Buckyballs are types of […]

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Things you may have missed on chemstuff…

  • by P Banks
  • Posted on June 8, 2012September 9, 2012
  • A-Level

Over the past few weeks there have been several updates to the chemstuff pages which you may have missed. The pages for year 7, year 8 and year 9 have all been updated with more […]

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Chemistry for the Diamond Jubilee!

  • by P Banks
  • Posted on June 2, 2012December 23, 2012
  • Announcements
  • Video

In case you hadn’t noticed! This weekend has been set aside and extended to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, The Queen ascended to the throne on the 6th February 1952 […]

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