C6 Chemical synthesis advance planning page 1
TWENTY FIRST CENTURY SCIENCE
Technicians’ advance planning sheets
C6 Chemical synthesis
This table shows items that may need to be ordered in advance for this module. It does not
list standard items such as OHT pens and test-tubes.
Full details of the resources needed for each activity are given in the Requirements section
of the Teacher & Technician notes published by OUP, which also include safety information
for the activity.
Activity
Item(s)
AC6.1
Alchemy? CD ROM disc 2
Quantity per
Student/group
of students, or
for the teacher
Notes
www.chemsoc.org/networks/
learnnet/alchemy.htm
Data projector, computer
AC6.2
AC6.3
AC6.4
Crushed rock salt or sodium
chloride
Conc. sulfuric acid
Litmus solution /indicator
Labelled samples of:
Citric acid
Tartaric acid
Conc. sulfuric acid
Dil. sulfuric acid
Conc. nitric acid
Dil. nitric acid
Dil. hydrochloric acid
Sodium hydroxide (solid)
Dil. sodium hydroxide solution
Potassium hydroxide (solid)
Dil. potassium hydroxide solution
Calcium hydroxide solid
Lime water
1
Small pieces of magnesium
Black copper oxide in small
container
Marble chips – small
Dil. Hydrochloric acid 2M
Dil. ethanoic acid
1
1
Access to pH meter
Phenolphthalein indicator
Sodium hydroxide 0.40 M
Citic acid (pure)
Mixture of 95% citric acid and
5% castor sugar
1
1
1
1
1
Demonstration.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Group activity.
1
1
1
Balance (reading to 3 places)
1
Class activity.
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AC6.5
Marble chips – large
20 g
Marble chips – small
20 g
Dil. hydrochloric acid 2M
Cotton wool
Balance
1 bottle
1
1
Stop clock or similar
1
AC6.6
Magnesium ribbon
Small pieces of emery paper
Dil. Hydrochloric acid 2M
AC6.7
Access to:
Water bath containing water at
about 40oC
1
Burettes containing:
Potassium iodide solution 33g/l
Sodium thiosulfate solution, 2.5
g/l
1
1
1
Set up before lesson.
Make just before use either
with solid or by diluting a conc.
solution.
Prepare fresh.
1
Dropper bottles containing:
Copper (II) sulfhate solution,
2.5 g in 100cm3
Iron (II) sulfhate solution,
3 g in 100cm3
Iron (III) chloride solution,
3 g in 100 cm3
AC6.10
Reading to at least one
decimal point.
Class activity.
Fresh starch solution, 0.5g in 250
cm3 solution
Potassium peroxodisulfate
(persulfate), saturated solution
AC6.9
Demonstration – chips should
be washed with dil. HCl then
water to remove surface
powder. Allow the chips to dry
in air.
1 per group
1 per group
1 per group
Weighing bottle
Sample tube with label
Metal oxides, hydroxides or
carbonates selected in planning
stage
Dil. sulfhuric acid 1.0 M
Balance
1 per group
1 per group
Calculators
Class set
Can use 100 cm3 beaker.
Obtain list from teacher well
beforehand in case need to
order.
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AC6.11
Bingo cards
Class set of 1
per student
Counters/small pieces of paper
Enough to
cover all
spaces on
cards
1
Table of atomic masses
AC6.12
AC6.13
Burette
White tile
Pipette and filler
Hydrochloric acid, 0.1 M
1
1
1
1
Sodium hydroxide, 0.1 M
Universal indicator solution
1
1
Burette
White tile
Pipette and filler
Hydrochloric acid, 0.1 M
Sodium hydroxide, 0.1 M
Universal indicator solution
Datalogging equipment with a pH
meter
1 per group
1 per group
1 per group
1 per group
1 per group
1 per group
1 per group
May need to be
copied/enlarged.
Demonstration.
Prepare enough acid and
alkali for the following activity
at the same time.
Class activity.
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