Alphabetized List of Chemical Demonstrations

Alphabetical listing of demonstrations by titles and key words

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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A -absorbent polymer (21-16) -absorbant alligators (21-28) -acetate buffer using pH meter(1-9) -acid and penny (3-3) -acid-race with pennies (relative strengths of acids) (1-2) -acid strengths using Mg ribbon (1-18) -Aladdin's lamp (7-8) -alcohol breath test, IUD,DD (21-26) -alkali metals Li, Na, K (3-7) -alkaline earth metals(3-5) -ammonia fountain (13-5) -ammonium dichromate decomposition -volcano (3-1)	B -collapsing balloon: Charles' Law (13-4) -balloon in a bottle (13-6) -battery, dry cell, pencil (9-16) -battery, Galvanic cell (9-14) -battery, human (9-15) -balloons in a vacuum (13-9) -beating Hg heart (22-9 movie) -biological polymers (21-23) -blue bottle (16-1) -blueing crystal garden(22-15) -boiling water using liquid nitrogen (30-36) -bouncing happy/ non-bouncing sad balls(21-8) -Boyle's Law (13-10) -breath test for ethanol, IUD,DD (21-26) -buffer effect (1-8) -buret kinetics (16-15) -burning Mg ribbon (3-5) -burning Mg ribbon (4-5)	C -calcium carbide bubbles (21-1) -calcium in dilute acid(3-5) -calcium oxide frys an egg(30-14) -CAMS precipitations (26-14a) -can ripper (9-21) -capillary action (26-1) -carbon dioxide in a balloon (13-19) -Cartesian diver: Boyle's Law (13-3) -chalk (4-4) -Charles' Law (13-4) -chemical change (Cu and nitric acid) (3-3) -chemical sunset (5-1) -chemiluminescence (31-2) -chromate/dichromate equilibrium shift with acid and base(10-1) Reduction of Chromium VI to Chromium II using hydrogen peroxide -citrus battery (9-17) -cobalt chloride equilibrium shift(thermosiphon)(10-9) -collapsing balloon (Charles's Law) (13-4) -collapsing Al can (13-7) -collection of polymers (21-23) -colloidal suspension (5-1) -combustion of peroxyacetone (30-40) -combining volumes of gases: Gay-Lussac's law(13-20) -conductivity of electrolytes (9-6) -cool light(22-2) -copper/zinc battery (9-14) -copper plating of steel wool or nail(22-13) -crystal garden w/ blueing (22-15) -crystals in silica display (22-15) -cubic cell models (21-cc) -cyalume glowsticks (33-3)	D -Daniel cell (Galvanic cell)(9-14) -Darling molecular models(21-30) -decomposition of ammonium dichromate(3-1) -decomposition of hydrogen peroxide with manganese oxide(7-6) -decomposition of hydrogen peroxide with KI (Aladdin's lamp) (7-8) -decomposition of hydrogen peroxide with KI (Elephant's toothpaste)(16-5) -dehydration of sugar (30-43) -Demo locations in DAB 114, 124, and 125 -density column, of organic liquids(21-31) -diaper polymer (21-16) -dichromate/chromate equilibrium shift w/ acid and base(10-1) -dichromate and iron (III): redox (22-12c) -diffraction gradients, Kodak -displacement of tin by zinc (9-2) -display of polymers (21-23) -drinking bird (4-6) -dry cell battery, pencil(9-16) -dry ice in a balloon (13-19) -dry ice/limewater (10-15) -dust explosion (30-15) -dynamic motion simulator (16-16)
E -earwax puts out fire (21-29) -effect of temperature on equilibrium (thermosiphon) (10-9) -effusion of hydrogen (15-8) -electrochemical cell (Galvanic cell)(9-14) -electrolytes - tray of light bulbs (9-6) -electrolysis of water (9-19) -electrolytic cell (KI) (9-13) -elephant's toothpaste (16-5) -endothermic/exothermic salts(30-7) -equilibrium shift of chromate/dichromate with acid and base(10-1) -equilibrium with water (student participation)(10-14) -equilibrium (NO₂ tubes) (10-13) -esterification- fruity scents(21-3) -esters-scents- sniff bottles (21-4) -ethanol breath test, IUD,DD (21-26) -expansion of heated metals (4-8)	F -flame test (2-7) -fountain of light (31-4) -freeze glass to wood (30-8) -fruit battery (9-17) -fry an egg using CaO (30-14)	G -Galvanic cell (salt bridge)(9-14) -Gay-Lussac's law(13-20) -geyser -mystery fountain (3-6) -glow sticks (33-3) -glowing pickle (9-20) -gluep : glue polymer (21-22) -gold rush / golden penny 16-17 -grain elevator explosion (30-15) -gram atoms display (2-9) -growing alligators: water absorbant polymer (21-28) -gun cotton vs. cotton (4-9)	H -hair raising (21-1a) -hand boiler (4-1) -happy / sad balls (21-8) -heat capacity: metals melt wax(30-20) -heat of crystallization (30-42) -heated metals expand (4-8) -heat transfer from copper to water (30-21) -Hoffman apparatus- electrolysis of water (9-19) -holey pennies (relative strengths of acids) (1-2) -human battery (9-15) -hydrogen bonding in slime(21-5) -hydrophobic sand (23-1) -hydrophobic/hydrophilic display(23-2) -hydrophobic sulfur floats(23-3)
I, J, K -IUD,DD alcohol breath test (21-26) -igniting gun cotton vs. cotton (4-9) -iodine clock reactions (16-2) -index card stuck to upside down fleaker (13-18) -inorganic models (21-27) -intermolecular forces; strengths (4-3) -iron and sulfur mixture separation (4-7) -Karo and water w/ polarized light(4-10) - kinetics, buret (16-15)	L -latex ball (21-7) -laundry blueing crystal garden(22-15) -Le Chatelier's Principle (10-10) -light to mechanical energy (33-4) -light bulbs (conductivity of electrolytes) (9-6) -lightsticks (Cyalume) (33-3) -limewater/ dry ice (10-15) -liquid iron: thermite (28-8) -liquid or solid: oobleck (21-18) -liquid nitrogen w/different objects(4-2a) -liquid nitrogen used to boil water(30-36) - Locations of demos in DAB 114, 124, & 125 -how lungs work (13-10) -luminol + bleach(31-2a) -luminol with spiral tube (31-2b) -lycopodium powder (30-15)	M -magnesium ribbon, burning: (4-5) & (3-5) -make esters in class(21-3) -man-made polymers (21-23) -marshmallow or balloon in a vacuum (13-9) -mercury beating heart (22-9 movie) -metal trees (22-14) -metals melt wax (30-20) -model set: shape of molecules (21-27) spd balloons -mole tray (2-9) -molecular models, Darling (21-30) -molecular motion machine (16-16) -musical citrus (9-17) -mystery fountain- geyser (3-6) -mystery nylon factory (21-9) -mystic sand (23-1)	N O -Nassau (16-7) -nitrate and iodide : redox (22-12a) -NO₂ and N₂O₄ tubes, (10-13) -nitrogen (II) oxide plus oxygen makes nitrogen oxide(13-20) -non-bouncing vs. bouncing balls (21-8) -nylon synthesis (21-9) -oil, water, hexanes,soap (23-2) -Old Nassau (16-7) -oobleck: solid or liquid (21-18) -orbital models, spd (21-spd) -organic solvents density display(21-31) -oscillating reaction: yellow blue switchoroo (10-2)
P -paper chromatography (26-1) -pencil dry cell battery (9-16) -permanganate and hydrogen sulfite: redox (22-12b) -peroxyacetone (30-40) -photoactinometer (33-1) -plastic polymers (21-23) -polarized light with Karo and water(4-10) -polymer fibers: tyvek vs. cellulose (21-24) -precipitations (CAMS) (26-14a) -pressure of air vs. water (13-18) -put out fire with earwax (21-29)	Q R -red cabbage breath test (1-1) -redox reactions(22-12) -redox: steel wool and copper(22-13) -rock candy crystals(22-15) -rubber: making latex (21-7)	S -sad / happy balls (21-8) -setting sun (5-1) -silica crystal display (22-15) -single light bulb (conductivity of electrolytes) (9-6) -slime (21-5) -smashing finger (N₂)(4-2b) -sniff bottles of esters (21-4) -sodium acetate : supersaturation (30-41) -solar panels (33-4) -solid carbon dioxide to a gas; volume increases(13-19) -solid Li, Na, K in water(3-7) -solid or liquid: oobleck (21-18) -spectral tubes (2-2) -spd orbital models (21-spd) -steel wool and copper : redox (22-13) -combining volumes of gases: Gay-Lussac's law(13-20) -strength of acids (1-18) -strength of intermolecular forces (4-3) -sulfuric acid dehydrates sugar (30-43) -superabsorbent polymer (21-16) -supersaturation (30-41) -surface tension: sulfur floats(23-3) needle floats: ( -) -synthetic polymers (21-23)	T -thermite (28-8) -thermosiphon (10-9) -thionin: two-faced solution (33-2) -tray of light bulbs (conductivity of electrolytes) (9-6) -triple point of water (30-36) -turn copper to gold (16-17) -tyvek vs. newspaper (21-24)
U -universal indicator(1-10)	V -vacuum, balloon or marshmallow in a (13-9) -Van de Graaf generator (2-1) -visible spectrometer (31-1) -volcano- decomposition of ammonium dichromate (3-1) -volumes of gases: Gay-Lussac's law(13-20) -VCR table of contents	WX -wacky balls (21-8) -water absorbant polymers : growing alligators(21-28) -water, equilibrium (10-14) -What's that stuff?(ACS website) -welding iron: thermite (28-8) Where is it in DAB 114, 124, or 125?	Y Z -yellow blue switchoroo: oscillating reaction(10-2) -zinc exposed holey penny (1-2) -zinc in acid: redox (22-12d)

Last updated: February 14, 2007