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

thumb|right|300px|An Australian gold mine 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 External links M unit map M Check Your Notes