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The Remarkable Discovery of the Coelacanth
#11 Science in History 22 December 1938 The 'Living Fossil' that provides insight into evolution The discovery of the coelacanth is one...
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Dec 22, 20221 min read
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DNA: Past Paper Question Analysis
P2 June 2017 Q9 Part of a series looking at past AQA A-level Chemistry questions with a focus on better performance in examinations. If...
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Dec 22, 20221 min read
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Nitrobenzenes and TLC : Past Paper Question Analysis
P2 June 2017 Q8 Part of a series looking at past AQA A-level Chemistry questions with a focus on better performance in examinations. If...
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Dec 22, 20221 min read
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Identifying Functional Groups through testing: Past Paper Question Analysis
P2 June 2017 Q7 Part of a series looking at past AQA A-level Chemistry questions with a focus on better performance in examinations. If...
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Dec 21, 20221 min read
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Amino Acids and Amide Links: Past Paper Question Analysis
P2 June 2017 Q6 Part of a series looking at past AQA A-level Chemistry questions with a focus on better performance in examinations. If...
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Dec 21, 20221 min read
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Carboxylic Acids, Their Derivatives and Kc: Past Paper Question Analysis
P2 June 2017 Q5 Part of a series looking at past AQA A-level Chemistry questions with a focus on better performance in examinations. If...
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Dec 21, 20221 min read
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Aldehydes & Isomers: Past Paper Question Analysis
P2 June 2017 Q4 Part of a series looking at past AQA A-level Chemistry questions with a focus on better performance in examinations. If...
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Dec 20, 20221 min read
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Rate Equations and Arrhenius: Past Paper Question Analysis
P2 June 2017 Q2&3 Part of a series looking at past AQA A-level Chemistry questions with a focus on better performance in examinations....
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Dec 20, 20221 min read
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Halogenoalkane Reactions: Past Paper Question Analysis
P2 June 2017 Q1 Hi there... This is the first post in a series looking at past AQA A-level Chemistry questions. I wanted to go beyond the...
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Dec 20, 20221 min read
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The World's First Human-to-Human Heart Transplant
#06 Science in History 3rd December 1967 It’s 1967 and in Cape Town, South Africa, Louis Washkansky becomes the first recipient of a...
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Dec 3, 20221 min read
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Origin of Species is Published
Darwin's On the Origin of Species is published, 24th November 1859.
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Nov 24, 20221 min read
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Make the Most of your Mocks
A blog post with advice to help you through mock examinations
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Nov 14, 20224 min read
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Enthalpy: Relating Lattice, Solution and Hydration Enthalpies
In this article, the relationship between the lattice enthalpy, enthalpy of solution and hydration enthalpy is reviewed for those studying A
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Nov 7, 20222 min read
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A Couple of Points on Straight Line Graphs...
Here we look at a great way to construct/sketch a straight line graph that requires just two points. The two-point gradient and...
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Jul 1, 20222 min read
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WHO Announces End of Smallpox
#03 Science in History 8th May 1980 In 1967, The World Health Organization (WHO) launched widespread surveillance, immunisation and...
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May 7, 20221 min read
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Seriously Silky-Smooth Skills: Significant Solutions - Solving Sums Sensibly
How Many Significant Figures? A question that caused all sorts of problems for me in my younger days. It seems that others have similar...
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Apr 26, 20222 min read
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Definitions: Enthalpy changes
For the following, let AB represent a compound * ‘The energy change when…’ Lattice Enthalpy *… 1 mole of an ionic compound is formed from...
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Apr 19, 20221 min read
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The Equation for a Straight Line, y = mx + c
The formula y = mx + c represents a linear equation that plots a straight line on a graph. The y and x represent the axes, m the...
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Apr 18, 20221 min read
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Theories of Acids and Bases
An overview of three theories used to describe acids and bases. Arrhenius Theory Arrhenius Acids - produce H+ ions in water H+(aq)...
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Apr 17, 20221 min read
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Atomic and Ionic Radii of the Period 3 Elements
Atomic Radii Given that atoms and ions are subject to different environments and forces, it is difficult to assign atomic/ionic radii -...
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Apr 17, 20222 min read
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