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11 Oct 2026
The 2026 Nobel Prize for Chemistry
The Nobel prize for Chemistry this year celebrates the pioneering work of Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai on homochirality - the synthesis of just the required enantiomer of chiral compounds and not the mirror...
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The importance of using clear English in IB chemistry
Why using clear English is important when communicating in chemistry. This blog gives examples of two past IB questions where the language used to phrase the questions can lead to different interpretations...
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There is a question in Nov 25 (Q16, SL P1A, TZ1) where students were expected to figure out that the combustion of nitrogen to form NO is endothermic. It seems students should do so through a process of elimination, since the other three are classic...
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Site authorHello Rafael, I don't think the question is unreasonable. An energy profile is given which shows the reaction is endothermic. The three 'wrong' responses are the formation of the H-H(g) bond from H(g) atoms, the neutralization of NaOH(aq)...
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