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Comparison is the Thief of Joy?
Comparison is the thief of joy, so they say. But, if you frequently get comments that you are not giving enough detail even when you think you have written a lot, you may be missing out on important comparisons. In Chemistry, we frequently make comparisons. We might...
The Power of Three in Chemistry
The Power of Three is a commonly used phrase that you might be familiar with. For example, you might have watched "Charmed". Perhaps you studied Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech, or Tony Blair's "Education, education, education." speech. Once you start...
Revision Strategies for Exams
Revision Strategies for Exams - do you need some ideas? Do you have exams coming up after the break? One of the things that is heartbreaking from the perspective of a teacher is when you give a student back their mock exam paper and they are distraught with their...
Size does matter!
Size does matter in Chemistry. It matters a lot. Here are just some of the ways that size does matter. Reactivity: As you go down any of the groups in the Periodic Table, the size of the atoms increases. One more electron shell has been added each time. It has...
