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Experiments - Video
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Screaming Baby
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A Jelly Baby is placed in a strong oxidising agent. The result is an incredibly exothermic reaction and a screaming noise coming from the test-tube.
Keywords: exothermic, oxidation, enthalpy change, food as energy, explosive
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Model Rocket
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An onboard camera captures a model rocket’s flight to 1000 feet. This can be used to teach Newton’s Third Law as well as a host of Sc1 investigations. FREE published schemes of work are even available!
Keywords: exothermic, oxidation, enthalpy change, Trig, explosive, Rockets, Sc1
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Balloon Magic
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A flame is put up to different balloons a a prediction is made as to what will happen. The result is often suprising!
Keywords: exothermic, oxidation, balloons explosion, specific heat capacity, explosive
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Crush Can
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A can is heated for a short while before being inverted in a tub of water. The can instantly crushes
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Keywords: Gas Laws, Solids, Liquids, Gases, solids
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Floating Tube
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A test tube is placed inside a 2L Soda Bottle. It floats up and down at the demonstrators command!
Keywords: Gases, Liquids, gas laws, compression
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Hydrogen/Methane Crisp Can
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A crisps can explodes after a short delay. This can be done with Methane or Hydrogen (although Hydrogen is a lot more fun!). One for the school hall or outside!
Keywords: Hydrogen, Synthesis, particle theory, stoichiometery,recylcing?, Surface Area, explosive mixtures
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Methane Bang
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Methane bubbles are formed in washing up liquid and ignited using a splint. When ignited from the hand no ill-effects are felt (sometimes).
Keywords: exothermic, oxidation, methane explosion, washing-up liquid, explosive
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Volcano Experiment
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A self oxidising reaction. Both the fuel and the oxidiser are present in the same molecule. When the reaction begins it looks just like a volcano (with a little imagination!)
Keywords: exothermic, oxidation, volcano, compounds differ from their constituent elements, explosive
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Hydrogen Rocket
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A fizzy drinks bottle shoots across the room with a high velocity (my window is cracked) when a lit splint in placed near the neck of the bottle
Keywords: stoichiometry, particle theory, enthalpy of combustion, differences in properties between compounds and the elements they contain, kinetic theory
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The Extra Thin Penny
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A 2 pence coin from pre- 1980 and another post- 1980 coin in placed in conc. acid. The post- 1980 coin turns silver and the pre- 1980 coin forms a wafer thin (0.001M) coin with the queens head and coat of arms still perfectly formed!
Keywords: copper, cost of copper, extraction, coloured complexes,concentrated acids, rates of reaction
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Iodine Flare
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A reaction between two compounds is initiated with a drop of water. The reaction is very exothermic and gives out a thick plume of iodine!
Keywords: exothermic, oxidation, Iodine explosion, compounds differ from their constituent elements, explosive
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Weeing Man
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The weeing man is smothered in boiling water and starts to pee. You can buy slightly more appropriate ones if used with younger groups!
Keywords: Kinetic Theory, molar gases, problem solving, Particle theory
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Chip Pan Fire
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A “chip pan” fire is extinguished by the demonstrator but instead of the fire going out a large flame ensues and a heat blast is experienced. Good for spicing up cooking with oils versus cooking with water in the AQA GCSE Syllabus!
Keywords: exothermic, oxidation, oils, lab/home safety, explosive
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Eggsellent Explosion
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An egg is tapped with a match and moments later it explodes sending the egg shell everywhere!
Keywords: Hydrogen, Synthesis, Combustion, Explosion
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Methane Floater
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A simple device allows bubbles of methane to form which then float around the room ready to be ignited. Great fun, but make sure you have a high ceiling!!!
!Keywords: Methane, Combustion, fire triangle, Density of gases, floating
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T*U*R*D
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Sugar is dehydrated using conc. Sulphuric Acid leaving a carbon sausage which looks a lot like a turd. If using this with younger students calling is a carbon sausage is probably better.
!Keywords: Acid Rain, dehydration, dangers of acids
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The Green Orb (Incredible Hulk)
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A volatile liquid is made and combusted in a round bottom flask. The resulting green flash has an eerie mythical glow to it. Spooky!
Keywords: Le Chantilier’s Principle, Equilibrium,Combustion, reactivity series, Sound Waves
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Burning Coin
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A red hot copper coin is placed in a solvent rich atmosphere. A catalysis reaction occurs and the coin continues to glow red hot and does not cool.
Keywords: Catalysis, Combustion, enthalpy change, Copper
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Flame Test 1
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A drop of Conc. Sulphuric Acid intialises this extremely exothermic reaction. By adding transition metal salts one can colour the flames, an interesting way to do flame tests.
Keywords: Flame tests, oxidation, enthalpy change, explosive
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Money to Burn
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A stupid person’s £20 note is placed in a flammable liquid and set on fire. After the flames go out the note remains intact with no burn marks. Panic Over!
Keywords: exothermic, oxidation, enthalpy change, combustion, explosive, Magic, specific heat capacity.
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Whoosh Bottle
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A bottle is filled with a volatile liquid, rolled about, drained and then lit. A big jet flame appears and a loud whoosh sound is heard.
Keywords: combustion, volatile, liquids, cloud formation,surface area, hydrocarbons
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Fire From Water Part 1
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A fine mixture of two powders are placed on a piece of filter paper. When so much as a droplet of water fall on the mixture a massive flash appears and an A-Bomb smoke cloud is produced.
Keywords: stoichiometry, Displacement, enthalpy of combustion, reactivity series, kinetic theory
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Mini-Rocket
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A metal carbonate and an acid are placed in a film canister. The carbon dioxide produced causes the film canister to explode and the body flies up at high velocity.
Keywords: stoichiometry, Reactions of Metals, Investigations, kinetic theory
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Entropy Matters
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Two solids are slowly mixed together in a beaker. The two solids react to give an aqueous product. If placed on a wetted mat the beaker freezes to the table. Very endothermic.
Keywords: Endothermic, entropy, ammonia uses, disorder,chaos, arrangements of molecules
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Reduction of Silver (I) Complexes
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A solution of ammoniacal silver nitrate is reduced using Lucozade Sports drink to form a silver mirror on the walls of the boiling tube. More commonly known as Tollen’s reagent, it is used as a test for Ketones.
Keywords: Ketones, silver, tollen’s reagent, diaminesilver(1),reduction, silver mirror
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