Year 13 Visits The Chemistry Department At Bristol University

On Wednesday, 30 Year 13 students visited the Chemistry department at Bristol University where they synthesised benzocaine, a local anaesthetic commonly used as a pain reliever for mouth ulcers and in cough drops such as Strepsils.

They used a range of practical techniques as well as IR spectroscopy and thin layer chromatography to check the purity of their product. 

After lunch they enjoyed talks from a post graduate student about studying Chemistry at a higher level at university and a though-provoking lecture demonstration about the chemistry of climate change.

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