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Type of Activity | : | group |
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Age Group | : | 11 to 18 years |
Keywords | : | oxidation, reduction, glucose, blue bottle, methylene blue |
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Chemistry for Non-Specialists Course Book: The ‘blue bottle’ experiment
A colourless solution in a flask is shaken. It turns blue and then gradually back to colourless. The cycle can be repeated many times.
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Age Group | : | 11 to 18 years |
Classic Chemistry Experiments : The reduction of iron oxide by carbon
Metals high in the reactivity series will reduce the oxides of those lower in the series.
The oxides of metals between zinc and copper in the reactiv...
Type of Activity | : | group |
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Age Group | : | 11 to 16 years |
Chemistry for Non-Specialists Course Book: Reaction between zinc & copper oxide
In this experiment copper(II) oxide and zinc metal are reacted together. The reaction isexothermic and the products can be clearly identified. The exp...
Type of Activity | : | group |
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Age Group | : | 14 to 16 years |
Chemistry for Non-Specialists Course Book: Reduction of copper(II) oxide with methane
Copper metal of high purity is an essential of our way of life. It is used in all electricalapparatus from cell phones to aircraft and in many plumbin...
Type of Activity | : | group |
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Age Group | : | 14 to 18 years |
Classic Chemistry Experiments : Causes of rusting
Rusting of iron and steel is a commonly occurring process with which we are all
familiar. This experiment investigates the conditions needed for rust...
Type of Activity | : | group |
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Age Group | : | 11 to 16 years |