O Level/ IP Chemistry Final Exam Revision Series

Chemistry Final Exam Revision Series We are starting a 12-week program revision series for our Sec 4 Chemistry students to prepare for their final exams. Our scheme of work covers weekly topical revisions from Electrolysis, Energy Changes, Rate of Reactions to topics...

Chemophobia in Chemistry: should we go organic all the way?

Once upon a time, chemophobia was a term that yielded less than a handful of search results. Times have changed considerably now though, and hearing the term in casual conservation has become a strange sort of norm. So, what is chemophobia? And why has it gained so...

Zoom Fatigue & How to Learn in Zoom Lessons

  From masks to social distancing, there is no doubt that the year of 2020 has brought many significant changes into our lives. Among them, there is one that is most likely here to stay: the culture of online learning, or Zoom classes. Schools and educational...

Of Wines and Kimchi: The Art of Chemistry in Fermentation

Fermentation is the chemical process in which molecules of glucose are broken down anaerobically in the presence of microorganisms like yeast and Lactobacillus. This process is used to bring about desirable changes in food and beverages. it is performed by...

Redox and Oxidation Numbers

  We use the concept of oxidation numbers to help us analyse Redox Chemistry at the O Levels and A Levels.  The oxidation number for a species is not the same as ionic charge; the numbers are assigned to species within covalent compounds, and ionic compounds....