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Chemistry (New Syllabus)
IB DP Category 2
Stockholm, Sweden, 12 - 14 May 2023
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Chemistry (New Syllabus)
IB DP Category 2
Online (IB Approved), 25 - 27 August 2023
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Isotopes in teeth 24 June 2010
It seems strange to me that in Topic 2.1.7 you will need to discuss the use of radioisotopes and yet the theory of radioactivity as such is not on the syllabus. The examples listed in the teacher’s... more

Chemistry & politics 19 June 2010
The chemical industry is big business and inevitably involves national and local politics. As teachers we are concerned not to bring our own political views into the classroom but this can mean that... more

Developments in MRI 6 June 2010
In the past year there have been two important new developments in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). 1H NMR was developed for use in body scanners by Nobel Prize winner Sir Peter Mansfield of Nottingham... more

Plant food or drug? 6 June 2010
Very sadly the BBC reported that two British students (aged 18 and 19) died on Monday 15 March 2010 after taking a substance called mephedrone. They were not doing anything against the law as at that... more