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Seeing the bigger picture

Seeing the bigger picture

Lifecycle flowchart for evaluating a chemical or energy technology from raw materials to disposal or recycling with social, economic and environmental impacts linked to every stage

Chemistry gives us medicines, fuels, polymers, fertilisers and batteries, so it changes everyday life. Sustainability means meeting present needs without stopping future generations from meeting theirs. Good chemists therefore judge more than whether a product simply works.

The wider impact of chemistry Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /The wider impact of chemistry

Step-by-step lessons covering Eduqas A Level Chemistry The wider impact of chemistry for A Level Chemistry. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Component 1, Component 2 and Component 3 format. Build confidence with atomic structure, bonding and moles calculations early on, since these underpin the more demanding organic mechanisms, equilibrium and practical-analysis topics that dominate Year 2.