Chemistry Demonstrations
Empire Science Resources believes that demonstrations should focus attention on scientific concepts and the properties of chemical systems. For over fifteen years, in venues across the nation, ranging from grade schools to universities, we have engaged students with lively, directed demonstrations that illustrate chemical concepts or provoke reasoned debate over chemical principles.
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Commonwealth Chemical Demonstrations Quantitative and Qualitative Laboratory Experiments 263 pages, 27 Chapters, Literature References, Resource database, Video database available, 3 Appendices
This monograph compiles one hundred twenty different chemical demonstrations and twenty-four displays that were available from a variety of sources to the General Chemistry Program in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Kentucky. It provides faculty with a technology-based road map grounded in fundamental chemical tenets. It is a tool for instructors to kindle intellectual curiosity in students and provide them with a clearer understanding of chemistry. High definition videos are available for highly exothermic (e.g., Thermite), cryogenic (e.g., Paramagnetism and the Blue Color of Liquid Oxygen), or otherwise challenging demonstrations (e.g., Triple Point of Carbon Dioxide.). Table of Contents, Preface and Sample Experiment | Publisher's Notes
Paramagnetism and the Blue Color of Liquid Oxygen
To demonstrate paramagnetism and blue color in liquid oxygen. Chapter PDF
Triple Point of Carbon Dioxide
To demonstrate the triple point of carbon dioxide with a clear view of three distinct phases of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. Chapter PDF
Reaction of Magnesium with Dry Ice: The “Chernobyl” Reaction
To demonstrate: (1) the high oxygen affinity of magnesium; (2) an exothermic reaction; (3) an unusual “combustion” with carbon as a product. Chapter PDF
Thermite Reaction
To demonstrate an exothermic reduction of iron oxide by aluminum. Chapter PDF