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href="https://edu.rsc.org/kristy-turner/4863.bio">Kristy Turner</a></span></p><p class="intro">Improve 11–14 year-old learners’ understanding of this fundamental chemistry topic</p></div></div></div><div class="spinLayout thumb onecol right item-second item-penultimate hasPicture"><div class="sleeve"><p class="picture"><a href="https://edu.rsc.org/ideas/3-ways-to-consolidate-understanding-and-build-exam-confidence-at-14-16/4020079.article" class="image"><img alt="People discuss the connections between different parts of Chemistry" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 1179px) 100px, 220px" src="https://d1ymz67w5raq8g.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/3/4/0/536340_shutterstock_201217133converted01_920406.png" srcset="https://d1ymz67w5raq8g.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/3/4/0/536340_shutterstock_201217133converted01_920406.png 100w,https://d1ymz67w5raq8g.cloudfront.net/Pictures/220x147/3/4/0/536340_shutterstock_201217133converted01_920406.png 220w" width="100" height="67" 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