Metals and Mining

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AQA (4) | Edexcel (7) | OCR Gateway (3) | WJEC (1) | Instructional (1) | Learning Resource (6) |

AQA (Showing 4 of 4 available)

  • Whizzy Periodic Table
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    AQA 13.1, Edexcel C3, Interactive periodic table which provides animations of a nucleus and shell view of each element when clicked, including further information. Not all elements shown.

  • Doc Brown: Transition Metals Quiz
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    Interactive multiple choice quiz from Doc Brown’s Chemistry about transition metals. Marks individual questions (% score). Content is for higher tier GCSE candidates.

  • Metallic Bonding
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    Explanation and illustration of how delocalised electrons relate to properties of metals. Webpage from Oldham Sixth-form College contains links to other GCSE chemistry pages.

  • Doc Brown: Transition Metal Elements
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    AQA 13.1, Edexcel C3 4.1, 4.2 and 4.8 Notes on the properties and uses of transition metals. Provides information and data, ideal for revision. Includes links to information on alkali metals, multiple...

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Edexcel (Showing 6 of 7 available)

  • Whizzy Periodic Table
    htm  Web link 
    AQA 13.1, Edexcel C3, Interactive periodic table which provides animations of a nucleus and shell view of each element when clicked, including further information. Not all elements shown.

  • Doc Brown: Transition Metals Quiz
    htm  Web link 
    Interactive multiple choice quiz from Doc Brown’s Chemistry about transition metals. Marks individual questions (% score). Content is for higher tier GCSE candidates.

  • Metallic Bonding
    htm  Web link 
    Explanation and illustration of how delocalised electrons relate to properties of metals. Webpage from Oldham Sixth-form College contains links to other GCSE chemistry pages.

  • Chemical Elements: Transition Metals
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    Edexcel C3 4.1 and 4.2 Interactive index from Chemicalelements.com of all transition elements. Click an element and a separate page opens providing extensive information.

  • Doc Brown: Transition Metal Elements
    htm  Web link 
    AQA 13.1, Edexcel C3 4.1, 4.2 and 4.8 Notes on the properties and uses of transition metals. Provides information and data, ideal for revision. Includes links to information on alkali metals, multiple...

  • Copper Mining
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    Edexcel C3 4.5, 4.6 and 4.7 A guide to the mechanics, chemistry and electrochemistry of commercial copper extraction. This interactive website explains the stages of copper mining, from ore to copper,...

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OCR Gateway (Showing 3 of 3 available)

  • Chemistry of Steelmaking
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    Redox - OCR Gateway C6b, Production of iron and steel - WJEC C3.4 Interactive website covering the main stages of steel production, including reactions and properties. Provides lots of information and...

  • Metallic Bonding
    htm  Web link 
    Explanation and illustration of how delocalised electrons relate to properties of metals. Webpage from Oldham Sixth-form College contains links to other GCSE chemistry pages.

  • Doc Brown: Transition Metals Quiz
    htm  Web link 
    Interactive multiple choice quiz from Doc Brown’s Chemistry about transition metals. Marks individual questions (% score). Content is for higher tier GCSE candidates.

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WJEC (Showing 1 of 1 available)

  • Chemistry of Steelmaking
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    Redox - OCR Gateway C6b, Production of iron and steel - WJEC C3.4 Interactive website covering the main stages of steel production, including reactions and properties. Provides lots of information and...

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Learning Resource (Showing 5 of 6 available)

  • Chemistry of Steelmaking
    htm  Web link 
    Redox - OCR Gateway C6b, Production of iron and steel - WJEC C3.4 Interactive website covering the main stages of steel production, including reactions and properties. Provides lots of information and...

  • Whizzy Periodic Table
    htm  Web link 
    AQA 13.1, Edexcel C3, Interactive periodic table which provides animations of a nucleus and shell view of each element when clicked, including further information. Not all elements shown.

  • Copper Mining
    htm  Web link 
    Edexcel C3 4.5, 4.6 and 4.7 A guide to the mechanics, chemistry and electrochemistry of commercial copper extraction. This interactive website explains the stages of copper mining, from ore to copper,...

  • Doc Brown: Transition Metal Elements
    htm  Web link 
    AQA 13.1, Edexcel C3 4.1, 4.2 and 4.8 Notes on the properties and uses of transition metals. Provides information and data, ideal for revision. Includes links to information on alkali metals, multiple...

  • Chemical Elements: Transition Metals
    htm  Web link 
    Edexcel C3 4.1 and 4.2 Interactive index from Chemicalelements.com of all transition elements. Click an element and a separate page opens providing extensive information.

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