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Exhibition chemistry

Ideas for chemistry demonstrations to capture the student's imagination. 

Exhibition chemistry

Hydrogen and chlorine - a photosensitive, free radical reaction

Demonstrations to capture the student's imagination, by Adrian Guy of Blundell's School. In this issue: hydrogen and chlorine - a photosensitive, free radical reaction


Methanol whoosh water bottle

Combustion of methanol

Demonstrations to capture the student's imagination, by Adrian Guy of Blundell's School. In this issue: combustion of methanol


Soap in flask

Soap from bacon - the dangers of alkaline solutions

Demonstrations to capture the student's imagination, by Adrian Guy of Blundell's School. In this issue: Soap from bacon - the dangers of alkaline solutions


Lab demo

Platinum-catalysed oxidation of ammonia

Demonstrations to capture the student's imagination, by Adrian Guy of Blundell's School. In this issue: platinum-catalysed oxidation of ammonia


carbon monoxide flame

Carbon monoxide

Demonstrations to capture the student's imagination, by Adrian Guy of Blundell's School. In this issue: carbon monoxide


Cr(III) oxide-catalysed oxidation of ammonia

Chromium(III) oxide-catalysed oxidation of ammonia

Demonstrations to capture the student's imagination, by Adrian Guy of Blundell's School. In this issue: chromium(III) oxide-catalysed oxidation of ammonia


Aluminium-bromine reaction

The reaction between aluminium and bromine

Demonstrations to capture the student's imagination, by Adrian Guy of Blundell's School. In this issue: the reaction between aluminium and bromine


silver crystals

Displacement reaction of silver nitrate and copper metal

Demonstrations to capture the student's imagination, by Adrian Guy of Blundell's School. In this issue: displacement reaction of silver nitrate and copper metal


Wasp

Toxic hydrogen cyanide

Demonstrations to capture the student's imagination, by Adrian Guy of Blundell's School. In this issue: toxic hydrogen cyanide


Clamped aluminium sheets

The real reactivity of aluminium

Demonstrations designed to capture the student's imagination, by Adrian Guy of Blundell's School. In this issue: the real reactivity of aluminium


Sulfur in boiling tube

Copper sulfide

Demonstrations designed to capture the student's imagination, by Adrian Guy of Blundell's School. In this issue: copper sulfide


igniting guncotton

Explosive nitrated carbon compounds

Demonstrations designed to capture the student's imagination, by Adrian Guy of Blundell's School. In this issue: explosive nitrated carbon compounds


Reduction of iron oxide

The extraction of iron

Demonstrations designed to capture the student's imagination, by Adrian Guy of Blundell's School. In this issue: the extraction of iron


silane reaction

Silane, an analogue of methane

Demonstrations designed to capture the student's imagination, by Adrian Guy of Blundell's School In this issue: silane, an analogue of methane


Migrating ions

Migration of coloured ions

Demonstrations designed to capture the student's imagination, by Colin Baker of Bedford School. In this issue: migration of coloured ions


H2O2 and blood

Decomposing hydrogen peroxide

Demonstrations designed to capture the student's imagination, by Colin Baker of Bedford School. In this issue: decomposing hydrogen peroxide


dehydration of sugar

The dehydration of sucrose

Demonstrations designed to capture the student's imagination, by Colin Baker of Bedford School. In this issue: the dehydration of sucrose


silver flask

The silver mirror test

Demonstrations designed to capture the student's imagination, by Colin Baker of Bedford School. In this issue: the silver mirror test


blue bottle reaction

The 'blue bottle' reaction

Demonstrations designed to capture the student's imagination, by Colin Baker of Bedford School. In this issue: the 'blue bottle' reaction


oxy-acetylene torch

Making ethyne

Demonstrations designed to capture the student's imagination, by Colin Baker of Bedford School. In this issue: making ethyne


fluorescent green solution

Fluorescence

In this series, Colin Baker of Bedford School provides spectacular demonstrations, designed to capture the student's imagination. In this issue: fluorescence


chemdemo thumbnail

A spectacular reversible reaction

In this series, Colin Baker of Bedford School provides spectacular demonstrations, designed to capture the student's imagination. In this issue: a spectacular reversible reaction


Making nylon

In this series, Colin Baker of Bedford School provides spectacular demonstrations, designed to capture the student's imagination. In this issue: making nylon


Elemental chemistry

In this series, Colin Baker of Bedford School provides spectacular demonstrations, designed to capture the student's imagination. In this issue: elemental chemistry


Traffic lights

In this series, Colin Baker of Bedford School provides spectacular demonstrations, designed to capture the student's imagination.


A crossed-linked polymer

In this series, Colin Baker of Bedford School provides spectacular demonstrations, designed to capture the student's imagination. The demonstrations are easy to prepare, safe to di...