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Type of Activity | : | group |
Audience | : |  |
Age Group | : | 14 to 16 years |
Keywords | : | context, limelight, calcium oxide, incandescence, calcium carbonate, oxyhydrogen flame, candoluminescence |
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Anecdotes for Chemistry Teachers: In the Limelight
The background and chemistry of burning calcium with hydrogen and oxygen to make 'limelight'.
Type of Activity | : | group |
Audience | : | |
Age Group | : | 11 years and above |
Chemistry for Non-Specialists Course Book: Thermal decomposition of calcium carbonate
Calcium carbonate is strongly heated until it undergoes thermal decomposition to formcalcium oxide and carbon dioxide. The calcium oxide (unslaked lim...
Type of Activity | : | group |
Audience | : | |
Age Group | : | 14 to 18 years |
Chem IT - Bioluminescence
A zipped folder containing a context PowerPoint linked to a webpage with an embedded Chime image. To display the interactive image the MDL Chime plug-...
Type of Activity | : | group |
Audience | : | |
Age Group | : | 16 to 18 years |
Chem IT - Ytterby
A context PowerPoint about the connection between Ytterby in Sweden and Strontian in Scotland and the names of some elements.
Type of Activity | : | group |
Audience | : | |
Age Group | : | 11 to 18 years |
Classic Chemistry Experiments : Reactions of calcium carbonate
Limestone and chalk are mainly calcium carbonate. In this experiment, calcium
carbonate is heated to form calcium oxide. This is reacted with a few d...
Type of Activity | : | group |
Audience | : |  |
Age Group | : | 11 to 18 years |