Chemistry Behind the Magic: Chemical Demonstrations for the Classroom | Chemistry | MIT OpenCourseWare

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Chemiluminescence: What's Inside a Light Stick Anyway?

Communicating Science via Demonstrations

Midas' Magic

Silver Water: Creating a Silver Mirrored Flask

Simulate the Colors in Firewords

Splendor of One Chemical Reaction

Superabsorbent Polymers

Toasting a Gummy Candy

Toxic Compounds from Cooking "Cracking" Bacon Fat

Water to Wine to Milk to Beer

Burning a $1.00 Bill

Acidic Properties of CO2 in Aqueous Solutions

Chemical Transformation I: Decomposition with H2O2 with MnO2

Chemical Transformations II: Decomposition with H2O2 with KI

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Chemistry

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High School

Course Info

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Chemistry

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High School

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Science
- Chemistry

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Science & Math
- Chemistry

Learning Resource Types

Demonstration Videos

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