A-level Chemistry/OCR (Salters)/Elements from the Sea



From Minerals to Elements is the third unit in the Salters Advanced Chemistry course.

Chemical Storylines sections

 * ES1: Why is the sea so salty? A story of smokers and solutions
 * ES2: The lowest point on Earth
 * ES3: An industrial case study - how best to manufacture chlorine?
 * ES4: From atomic bombs to safer drinking water
 * ES5: Hydrochloric acid - an industrial success
 * ES6: Treasures os the sea
 * ES7: Summary

Chemical Ideas sections

 * 5.1: Ions in solids and solutions
 * 9.1: Oxidation
 * 2.4: Electronic structure: sub-shells and orbitals
 * 11.4: The p-block: Group 7
 * 1.5: Concentrations of solutions
 * 8.1: Acid-base reactions
 * 5.2: Molecules and networks

Activities

 * M1.1: Solutions of ions
 * M1.2: Bromine production
 * M1.3: Halogens and their compounds
 * M1.4: This liquid is dangerous
 * M1.5: Manufacturing chlorine
 * M2.1: Mineral spotting
 * M2.2: Getting at the minerals
 * M2.3: Extracting copper
 * M2.4: Finding out how much acid there is in a solution
 * M2.5: The philosopher’s microbe?
 * M2.6: Molecules and networks
 * M3: Check your notes on From Minerals to Elements