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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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- Hello Alex, Students need to know that a secondary (rechargeable) cell involves reversible redox reactions but from my understanding of R3.2.7 they do not need to memorise specific secondary-cell redox systems as it clearly states "Deduce the...
- Hi Geoff,I’m teaching standard level rechargeable cells in R3.2 and I’m unsure if students need to memorise the oxidised and reduced species at the anode and cathode e.g. Carbon—Zinc cell, Zn/Zn2+ and MnO2/MnO(OH), electrolyte NH4Cl....
- Hello Austin, Yes - it is intentional. As you correctly say, standard enthalpies of combustion and formation are only specifically mentioned in the AHL part of the syllabus, but R1.1.4 (which is SL and HL) covers "The standard enthalpy change...