Jun 15, 2016 | Acid-Base, AP, Big Idea 6, Equilibrium, Ksp, Le Châtelier |
All things bright & beautiful, all creatures great and small. Remember that hymn? We often talk about remembering the little things, well here’s a lesson in remembering the big things as well! This post started life with an entirely different title. It was...
Mar 11, 2016 | AP, Big Idea 6, Writing Good Answers |
Here’s the latest in the ‘writing good answers’ series, Writing good answers to AP Acid-Base problems. It’s probably the toughest topic on the exam for students, or at least it seems to be, so here are a few pointers that might help when...
Feb 24, 2016 | AP, Big Idea 6, Equilibrium, Writing Good Answers |
Here’s the latest in the ‘writing good answers’ series, Writing good answers to AP Equilibrium problems. This post only deals with aspects of equilibria such as Kc, Kp, Ksp and Le Châtelier’s Principle – I’ll deal with Acid-Base...
Feb 4, 2016 | AP, Big Idea 6, Equilibrium, Le Châtelier |
Following the mention of the cobalt(II) complex ion system in this post from a couple of days ago, here’s a 30 second video clip of Le Châtelier’s principle in action in the same (with The Smiths). The equilibrium that is set up is this, [Co(H2O)6]2+(aq) +...
Feb 3, 2016 | Big Idea 6, Equilibrium |
When it comes to water in equilibrium mixtures and Le Châtelier’s principle, things can be confusing, so let’s try to take some of the mystery out of this. When reading EK6B1a in the AP Chemistry CED, one finds this; The final few words are what I care...
