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Build a Nucleus allows students to explore how changes in the number of protons and neutrons affects the nuclear species, the stability of a nucleus, and its possible decay mechanisms. Discover stability and decay trends in the isotopes. #chemistry #chemed
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/build-a-nucleus/

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Tell us your favorite PhET sim or feature below👇
Keep it coming! #iteachphysics #chemed #iteachmath

The USA is starting needless conflicts, there's an uprising against an occupying force, and I'm terrified for everyone I care about and here in Ireland, I start teaching ethics soon. I just requested approval for my first study on chemical education. We survive on small joys. #ITeachChem ⚗️ #ChemEd

With the Molarity simulation, students can qualitatively and quantitatively explore the relationships between the amount of solute, the solution's volume, and its #concentration. https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/molarity/ #iteachchemistry #chemed

Let's build a nucleus from protons and neutrons, and discover the effect on atomic number and species.
Determine how different decays change the nucleons in the nucleus.
Discover stability and decay trends in the isotopes. #iteachphysics #chemed
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/build-a-nucleus/

When was your last contribution or use of PhET's activities database?
Explore the improved activity page today!
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/activities #iteachphysics #iteachmath #chemed

@benroyce The link is to the script of a @NPR commentary from #WMOT in Murfreesboro/#Nashville that I wrote during the #BirdFlu scare in 2005/2006 - but archived in #Alaska.

It discusses some #chemistry and #biochemistry related to the #H5N1 labels of #influenza strains, but in a #SciComm way. Sorry, but #ChemEd is a 24/7 thing with me! 😂

Here are snapshots. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Ah, we are so fucked as a subject right now.

https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/university-of-reading-proposes-closing-its-chemistry-department-next-year/4020518.article

#ChemEd #Chemistry

Happy Mole Day! Go learn (or teach) something about chemistry! https://www.moleday.org/ #ChemEd

Continuing my look at enolates, here is a #chemistry #ChemEd #chemistryeducation #SciViz #chemiverse summary of lithium enolates & enolate equivalents. This lays the groundwork for more control of selectivity (in all its forms). There is an obvious omission, enamines; they'll get their own summary. I hope this is useful

Wir haben bei uns in der #Chemie Sammlung aufgeräumt und interessante Baukästen gefunden - leider ohne Anleitung.
Die Kugeln sind Tischtennisbälle mit zwei Löchern, die anscheinend mithilfe der Stäbe verbunden werden.
Ideen? Meine Websuche war bisher nicht erfolgreich.
#FediLZ #chemed #chemistry

Long time no posts ... Here is two lists of the aldol-like rcts that crop up in #ChemEd #Chemistry #Chemiverse UG teaching. V1 has some explanation/key steps; it's too big. V2 is just the list of the reactions. I don't like lists of reactions as they don't help students understand chemistry but some people seem to like them! You decide

A new
#Chemistry #chemiverse #ChemEd #SciViz
1pager. The 2nd of a handful covering aldol(-like) reactions. Here are some of the common named versions. Remember, they are basically all the same reaction (as more wittily referenced here https://bsky.app/profile/bagphos.bsky.social/post/3krbmkoit4q2t )
Enjoy (& corrections welcome)

There are more at https://www.makingmolecules.com/handouts for those that are interested.

Here (https://www.makingmolecules.com/blog/aldolintroduction ) is the wordy version of the #chemiverse #Chemistry #ChemEd aldol summary (here https://mas.to/@nz_molecules/112200455052202824). For once, not too wordy so might be useful to some. The next 1 pager will be on aldol-like reactions (Claisen condensation & friends).

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At last (apologies, it's been a long time), a new #Chemistry #ChemEd #SciViz #Chemiverse 1pager. The 1st of a handful covering the aldol addition/condensation. This is a simple intro. Hope it is helpful. If there are mistakes, contact me & I'll do the corrections (I didn't proofread! Naughty). More at https://www.makingmolecules.com
Hopefully new ones will be a bit quicker in appearing (but no promises)

The full text version of last 2 #chemistry #ChemEd #SciViz summaries on enols/enolates (here https://mas.to/@nz_molecules/111883243941327628 & https://mas.to/@nz_molecules/111804033475896858 ) can be found here https://www.makingmolecules.com/blog/enolsenolates
It's too detailed to be honest but I write full versions to know what I need in the summary
#chemiverse

As promised, the next https://www.makingmolecules.com #ChemEd #Chemistry #SciViz #chemiverse 1pg summary is about enolate formation & simple reactions. This is just the basics. There will be more covering aldol etc then all the various selectivities. Until then (I have lots of writing to do), enjoy

1st of the year! Summary of the basics of enols & their reactions. This #ChemEd #SciViz is meant to be an aide-mémoire not a detailed description. It was meant to include enolates as well but I've written too much! So there will be a 2nd one. Must learn to be more succinct! Enjoy

Turns out I waffle, hopefully having noticed this I'll be more succinct (& faster) in future! Current plan, is enolates, then the blog version before moving onto the basics of aldol & related reactions.
#chemistry

This is my version of the classic 'what mechanism, SN1, SN2, E1 or E2, is operating?' table found in many a textbook or lecture course. The classic cliché 'if I had more time this would have been shorter /better' is unfortunately true. It is too cluttered, &, more problematically, I don't believe that the undergraduate course/instructors obsession with substitutions/eliminations (of alkyl halides) is the best way to teach org chem

Hopefully still useful. Enjoy.

#chemiverse #chemistry #ChemEd

⚛️We are excited to announce the publication of Build a Nucleus HTML5!
Students can explore how protons and neutrons affects the nuclear species, the stability of a nucleus, and its possible decay mechanisms.

Visit: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/build-a-nucleus

#chemed #iteachchemistry #nucleus

The full text version of last week's #Chemistry #ChemEd #SciViz summary of elimination (here https://mas.to/@nz_molecules/111400605317624711) is now available (https://makingmolecules.com/blog/eliminations). It is a little more comprehensive & also has the standard comparison of SN1, SN2, E1 & E2. Hopefully it is useful.

I'm all grown up & have left university! After 24 years as an academic in the UK & NZ, today is my last day. Good news (for me) is that I do actually have a new job to go to on Monday (time to see if chemistry is useful in the real world). The MakingMolecules 1pagers will slow down for a bit as I get up to speed in a new line of work, but they will continue...🤞
#Chemiverse #ChemEd #Chemistry

Sorry for neglecting this for a couple of weeks but here goes ... The obvious follow up to substitution ... elimination. I stress that these #chemistry #ChemEd #SciViz are aimed at UG. They do not cover some of the nuances that active researchers enjoy but hopefully they are a good starting point (and bigger hope 🤞, they don't have mistakes!).
More can be found at:
https://www.makingmolecules.com/handouts
#chemiverse