Behind the Magic | Chemical Demonstrations
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2013-02-20T12:26:51+05:00MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduen-USContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htmMoney to Burn<p>The old adage takes on new meaning... with the help of a little flash paper and isopropanol. (No money was harmed during the making of this video.)</p> <p><em>Teaching Notes:</em> Burning a $1.00 Bill (<a href="/high-school/chemistry/demonstrations/videos/money-to-burn/Money.pdf">PDF</a>)</p> <p><em>Chemistry Magician:</em> Dr. Bassam Shakhashiri</p> <p> </p> <p>You can also <a href="http://techtv.mit.edu/videos/21347-money-to-burn">view this video on TechTV</a>.</p>Thumbnail - <a href= http://img.youtube.com/vi/5Y3hS_ckeJE/default.jpg>JPG (YouTube)</a><br>Video - download: <a href= http://www.archive.org/download/ChemistryBehindTheMagic/MONEYTOBURN_300k.mp4>Internet Archive (MP4)</a><br>Video - download: <a href= https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/money-to-burn/id572547415?i=122864174>iTunes U (MP4)</a><br>Video - stream: <a href= http://www.youtube.com/v/5Y3hS_ckeJE>YouTube </a><br><br><a href= 'http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/'>(CC BY-NC-SA)</a><br><br>
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2012-11-20T15:01:02+05:00en-USMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htmColorful Indicators<p>Colorful indicators tell the story of acids, bases, and the places in between.</p> <p><em>Teaching Notes:</em> Acidic Properties of CO<sub>2</sub> in Aqueous Solutions (<a href="/high-school/chemistry/demonstrations/videos/colorful-indicators/Indicators.pdf">PDF</a>)</p> <p><em>Chemistry Magician:</em> Dr. Bassam Shakhashiri</p> <p> </p> <p>You can also <a href="http://techtv.mit.edu/videos/21343-colorful-indicators">view this video on TechTV</a>.</p>Thumbnail - <a href= http://img.youtube.com/vi/nAhIrh9vM4A/default.jpg>JPG (YouTube)</a><br>Video - download: <a href= http://www.archive.org/download/ChemistryBehindTheMagic/INDICATOR_300k.mp4>Internet Archive (MP4)</a><br>Video - download: <a href= https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/colorful-indicators/id572547415?i=122864179>iTunes U (MP4)</a><br>Video - stream: <a href= http://www.youtube.com/v/nAhIrh9vM4A>YouTube </a><br><br><a href= 'http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/'>(CC BY-NC-SA)</a><br><br>
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2012-11-20T15:01:02+05:00en-USMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htmAnatomy of a Glowstick<p>Discover the colorful chemistry that makes a good party glow.</p> <p><em>Teaching Notes:</em> Chemiluminescence: What's Inside a Light Stick Anyway? (<a href="/high-school/chemistry/demonstrations/videos/anatomy-of-a-glowstick/glowstick.pdf">PDF</a>)</p> <p><em>Chemistry Magician:</em> Dr. John Dolhun</p> <p> </p> <p>You can also <a href="http://techtv.mit.edu/videos/21337-anatomy-of-a-glowstick">view this video on TechTV</a>.</p>Thumbnail - <a href= /high-school/chemistry/demonstrations/videos/anatomy-of-a-glowstick/demo4-th.jpg>JPG (OCW)</a><br>Video - download: <a href= http://www.archive.org/download/ChemistryBehindTheMagic/ANATOMYGLOWSTICK_300k.mp4>Internet Archive (MP4)</a><br>Video - download: <a href= https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/anatomy-of-a-glowstick/id572547415?i=122864180>iTunes U (MP4)</a><br>Video - stream: <a href= http://www.youtube.com/v/qSKhcFEpHcE>YouTube </a><br><br><a href= 'http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/'>(CC BY-NC-SA)</a><br><br>
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2012-11-20T15:01:02+05:00en-USMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htmThe Steaming Gun<p>In a dark bottle at room temperature, hydrogen peroxide decomposes very, very slowly. But add manganese dioxide, and that same reaction happens thousands of times faster, with very... tall results.</p> <p><em>Teaching Notes:</em><br /> Chemical Transformation I: Decomposition with H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> with MnO<sub>2</sub> (<a href="/high-school/chemistry/demonstrations/videos/the-steaming-gun/steaming_gun.pdf">PDF</a>)<br /> Chemical Transformation II: Decomposition with H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> with KI (<a href="/high-school/chemistry/demonstrations/videos/the-steaming-gun/steaming_gun2.pdf">PDF</a>)</p> <p><em>Chemistry Magician:</em> Dr. John Dolhun</p> <p> </p> <p>You can also <a href="http://techtv.mit.edu/videos/21348-steaming-gun">view this video on TechTV</a>.</p>Thumbnail - <a href= /high-school/chemistry/demonstrations/videos/the-steaming-gun/demo2-th.jpg>JPG (OCW)</a><br>Video - download: <a href= http://www.archive.org/download/ChemistryBehindTheMagic/STEAMINGGUN_300k.mp4>Internet Archive (MP4)</a><br>Video - download: <a href= https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/steaming-gun/id572547415?i=122864173>iTunes U (MP4)</a><br>Video - stream: <a href= http://www.youtube.com/v/slSy_ZDeWEg>YouTube </a><br><br><a href= 'http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/'>(CC BY-NC-SA)</a><br><br>
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2012-11-20T15:01:02+05:00en-USMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htmBringin' Home the Bacon<p>Dr. John Dolhun is hungry. But the bacon he's got on the griddle isn't for him. It's for Bromine.</p> <p><em>Teaching Notes:</em> Toxic Compounds from Cooking "Cracking" Bacon Fat (<a href="/high-school/chemistry/demonstrations/videos/bringin-home-the-bacon/Bacon.pdf">PDF</a>)</p> <p><em>Chemistry Magician:</em> Dr. John Dolhun</p> <p> </p> <p>You can also <a href="http://techtv.mit.edu/videos/21339-bringin-home-the-bacon">view this video on TechTV</a>.</p>Thumbnail - <a href= /high-school/chemistry/demonstrations/videos/bringin-home-the-bacon/demo5-th.jpg>JPG (OCW)</a><br>Video - download: <a href= http://www.archive.org/download/ChemistryBehindTheMagic/BRINGINHOMEBACON_300k.mp4>Internet Archive (MP4)</a><br>Video - download: <a href= https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/bringin-home-the-bacon/id572547415?i=122864171>iTunes U (MP4)</a><br>Video - stream: <a href= http://www.youtube.com/v/3NlEuo_baRY>YouTube </a><br><br><a href= 'http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/'>(CC BY-NC-SA)</a><br><br>
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2012-11-20T15:01:02+05:00en-USMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htmElements on Fire<p>Discover what happens when you burn different elements of the periodic table...</p> <p><em>Teaching Notes:</em> Simulate the Colors in Fireworks (<a href="/high-school/chemistry/demonstrations/videos/elements-on-fire/fire.pdf">PDF</a>)</p> <p><em>Chemistry Magician:</em> Dr. John Dolhun</p> <p> </p> <p>You can also <a href="http://techtv.mit.edu/videos/21342-elements-on-fire">view this video on TechTV</a>.</p>Thumbnail - <a href= /high-school/chemistry/demonstrations/videos/elements-on-fire/demo6-th.jpg>JPG (OCW)</a><br>Video - download: <a href= http://www.archive.org/download/ChemistryBehindTheMagic/ELEMENTSONFIRE_300k.mp4>Internet Archive (MP4)</a><br>Video - download: <a href= https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/elements-on-fire/id572547415?i=122864176>iTunes U (MP4)</a><br>Video - stream: <a href= http://www.youtube.com/v/_erP4SBOXRI>YouTube </a><br><br><a href= 'http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/'>(CC BY-NC-SA)</a><br><br>
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2012-11-20T15:01:02+05:00en-USMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htmLet It Snow<p>Discover what disposable diapers and fake snow have in common.</p> <p><em>Teaching Notes:</em> Superabsorbent Polymers (<a href="/high-school/chemistry/demonstrations/videos/let-it-snow/snow.pdf">PDF</a>)</p> <p><em>Chemistry Magician:</em> Dr. John Dolhun</p> <p> </p> <p>You can also <a href="http://techtv.mit.edu/videos/21344-let-it-snow">view this video on TechTV</a>.</p>Thumbnail - <a href= /high-school/chemistry/demonstrations/videos/let-it-snow/demo7-th.jpg>JPG (OCW)</a><br>Video - download: <a href= http://www.archive.org/download/ChemistryBehindTheMagic/LETITSNOW_300k.mp4>Internet Archive (MP4)</a><br>Video - download: <a href= https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/let-it-snow/id572547415?i=122864175>iTunes U (MP4)</a><br>Video - stream: <a href= http://www.youtube.com/v/UjHXiTpQGpg>YouTube </a><br><br><a href= 'http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/'>(CC BY-NC-SA)</a><br><br>
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2012-11-20T15:01:02+05:00en-USMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htmBriggs-Rauscher Reaction<p>Mix these three colorless liquids and you get a chemical reaction that can tell time.</p> <p><em>Teaching Notes:</em> The Splendor of One Chemical Reaction (<a href="/high-school/chemistry/demonstrations/videos/briggs-rauscher-reaction/briggs_rauscher.pdf">PDF</a>)</p> <p><em>Chemistry Magician:</em> Dr. John Dolhun</p> <p> </p> <p>You can also <a href="http://techtv.mit.edu/videos/21338-briggs-rauscher-reaction">view this video on TechTV</a>.</p>Thumbnail - <a href= /high-school/chemistry/demonstrations/videos/briggs-rauscher-reaction/demo8-th.jpg>JPG (OCW)</a><br>Video - download: <a href= http://www.archive.org/download/ChemistryBehindTheMagic/BRIGGSRAUSCHER_300k.mp4>Internet Archive (MP4)</a><br>Video - download: <a href= https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/briggs-rauscher-reaction/id572547415?i=122864177>iTunes U (MP4)</a><br>Video - stream: <a href= http://www.youtube.com/v/IggngxY3riU>YouTube </a><br><br><a href= 'http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/'>(CC BY-NC-SA)</a><br><br>
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2012-11-20T15:01:02+05:00en-USMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htmLet's Drink To That<p>Dr. John Dolhun is thirsty. But when he asks his assistant for a drink, he gets more than he bargained for...</p> <p><em>Teaching Notes:</em> Water to Wine to Milk to Beer (<a href="/high-school/chemistry/demonstrations/videos/lets-drink-to-that/drink.pdf">PDF</a>)</p> <p><em>Chemistry Magician:</em> Dr. John Dolhun</p> <p> </p> <p>You can also <a href="http://techtv.mit.edu/videos/21341-let-s-drink-to-that
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