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A useful chromatography resource from the RSC Free
The Royal Society of Chemistry has just published a useful resource for students that covers chromatography for the 16-18 year age group. It focusses on paper and thin-layer chromatography, both of which...
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Progress in carbon capture? Free
This blog looks at a promising recent development which could lead to capturing carbon dioxide emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels before they can enter the atmosphere. The process uses photoacids,...
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A pedantic chemist Free
Authoring this website, writing IB examination questions and my Study Guide etc. has made me become quite a pedantic chemist! Apologies for this, but it is often necessary to be pedantic in order to be...
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Choosing the subject
This section gives you information and advice on how to choose the subject for your Extended Essay and then how to go about selecting a particular area of interest within that subject to focus your research...
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Pharmaceutical products & drug action
Pharmaceutical products are big business. The classic example of where making a profit was placed above ethical consideration is the thalidomide case. Thalidomide was introduced as a sedative in the 1950s....
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S2.1 Data response answers
To give your students access to this page you will need to change the default access from "OFF" to "ON". Answers to S2.1 Data response questions on ionic bonding. (Note that these answers are to my questions...
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MC test: Drug detection & analysis
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MC test: Nuclear medicine
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MC test: Taxol - a chiral auxiliary case study
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MC test: Antiviral medications
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