Water for life

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Water for life provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 15 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

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15 hours worth of material

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Atoms, elements and molecules are the building blocks of everything that makes up our world, including ourselves. In this free course, Water for life, you will learn the basic chemistry of how ...

Syllabus

- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 The power of water
- 1 The power of water
- 2 Earth's store of water
- 2 Earth's store of water
- 2.1 Where water occurs and how we measure it
- 2.2 Going up: using scientific notation for large numbers
- 2.2.1 Using a calculator for scientific notation
- 2.3 The study of a raindrop
- 2.4 Going down: using scientific notation for small numbers
- 2.5 What is water made of?
- 2.6 Models of a water molecule
- 2.6.1 (a) Using Lego as a model
- 2.6.2 (b) Using spheres
- 2.7 The 'salt' in seawater
- 3 What are compounds?
- 3 What are compounds?
- 4 Inside the atom
- 4 Inside the atom
- 5 Molecules and covalent bonding
- 5 Molecules and covalent bonding
- 6 Chemical language
- 6 Chemical language
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Chemical symbols
- 6.3 Chemical formulas
- 6.4 Chemical equations and chemical reactions
- 6.4.1 Writing a chemical equation to describe a chemical process
- 7 Ions and ionic bonding
- 7 Ions and ionic bonding
- 8 Water and its impurities
- 8 Water and its impurities
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements

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Language

English
Certificate
Certificate Available
Date of Start
30th December, 2022
Level
Beginner
Price
Free Certificate
Provider
OpenLearn
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