A-level Chemistry/OCR (Salters)/Colour by Design



Colour by Design is the eleventh unit in the Salters Advanced Chemistry course.

Chemical Storylines sections

 * CD1 Ways of making colour
 * CD2 The Monastral Blue story
 * CD3 Chrome Yellow
 * CD4 Chemistry in the art gallery
 * CD5 At the start of the rainbow
 * CD6 Chemists design colours
 * CD7 Colour for cotton
 * CD8 High-tech colour
 * CD9 Summary

Chemical Ideas sections

 * 6.7 Where does colour come from? (revision)
 * 5.1 Ions in solids and solutions (revision)
 * 6.8 Ultraviolet and visible spectroscopy
 * 13.6 Oils and fats
 * 7.3 Chromatography
 * 6.1 Light and electrons (revision)
 * 12.3 Arenes
 * 12.4 Reactions of arenes
 * 13.10 Azo compounds
 * 6.9 Chemistry of colour

Activities

 * CD1 Changing colours chemically
 * CD3 Seeing colours
 * CD4.1 Using reflectance spectra to identify pigments
 * CD4.2 What factors affect the drying potential of an oil?
 * CD4.3 Investigating paint media
 * CD4.4 Identifying a pigment
 * CD4.5 Finding a perfect match
 * CD5 Comparing hydrocarbons
 * CD6 Making azo dyes
 * CD7.1 Dyeing with a direct dye and a reactive dye
 * CD7.2 Different dyes for different fibres
 * CD9 Check your notes on Colour by Design