The Alleynian 708 2020

THE ALLEYNIAN 708 | OUT OF THE ORDINARY

THE ALLEYNIAN 708 | OUT OF THE ORDINARY

TRIPS Looking for the winningsolution

I n late 2019 Muhammad Baluch, Misha Kersh, Darius Patilea and I took part in the preliminary round of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Year 10 Challenge (Kent section). We were delighted to find ourselves one of the top-placed teams, and were invited to take part in the final in January. The final comprised four challenges, all requiring good teamwork. The first was a memory challenge in which we had to learn facts about six lanthanides. Next, we did a flame

test practical where we identified cations by observing the colour of the flame. We then completed a multiple-choice chemistry general knowledge quiz, which was followed by the final activity – a practical in which we had to find the strong acid, weak acid, water, weak alkali and strong alkali of five solutions, working out which was which. At the end of the day we finished in second place, just one point behind the top team, a result of which we were proud. All of the members of the team thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

ALEX HEMPLE (YEAR 10) RECALLS A TRIP TO KENT TO TAKE PART IN THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY’S YEAR 10 CHALLENGE

WE DID A FLAME TEST PRACTICAL WHERE WE IDENTIFIED CATIONS BY OBSERVING THE COLOUR OF THE FLAME

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