Paracetamol
Nearly everyone has used
paracetamol at some time in their lives. Its discovery stems from a mistake
made in 1880 when a related compound was shown to reduce fever rather than kill
intestinal worms in patients. Paracetamol is now available in many forms and
preparations in treatments for colds and fevers.
This book contains a selection of
activities which enable students to synthesis paracetamol, isolate it from
tablets, analyse for its presence in medicines and develop ideas about dosages
and formulations, and is designed for post-16 chemistry and vocational science
courses.
Student sheets are available here in
one pdf * (145 KB)
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