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For a simple list of the experiments with links, see Lab:Chemistry for Non-Specialists.

Practical Chemistry is a book/website containing a comprehensive set of experiments for use in high schools, suitable for introductory chemistry, GCSE and A-level students. The experimental procedures are also available here.

List of experiments
No. Experiment Teacher notes
& Student procedure 		Topic areas Student level
1 Diffusion of gases Notes (demo only) SLG SoM KT Intermediate
2 Bromine and bromine water Notes (not a student expt.) Intermediate
3 Not available at present
4 Diffusion in liquids Notes, Procedure SLG, SoM, KT, Solvs
Change IP SolnW 		Intermediate
5 Allotropes of sulfur Notes (demo only) ECM, Fun, SB Intermediate
6 Making glass Notes, Procedure ECM, Fun, Materials Intermediate
7 Chocolate and structure Notes, Procedure SB Intermediate
8 Hydrogels - hair gel/nappies Notes, Procedure SB, Materials, Poly, MatSc, Fun Intermediate
9 Hydrogels - water storage Notes, Procedure SB, Materials, Poly, MatSc, Fun Intermediate
10 Cross-linking polymers - alginate worms Notes, Procedure SB, Food, Poly Intermediate
11 Extracting limonene from oranges by steam distillation Notes, Procedure Org, Food Advanced
12 Generating, collecting, and testing gases Notes (not a student expt.) SLG, SoM Intermediate
13 An alternative to using compressed gas cylinders Notes (not a student expt.) SLG, SoM Intermediate
14 Making a reaction tube Notes, Procedure SLG, SoM, Change Intermediate
15 Ammonia fountain Notes, Procedure AA&S, Per, RevRxn, demo,
pBlock, A-B rxn, Eqm, Soly 		Intermediate
16 Titrating sodium hydroxide with hydrochloric acid Notes, Procedure A-B rxn, AA&S Intermediate
17 Using indigestion tablets to neutralise an acid Notes, Procedure AA&S Intermediate
18 A thermometric titration Notes, Procedure AA&S A-B rxn Qties M&M Amt Intermediate
19 Universal indicator ‘rainbow’ Notes, Procedure AA&S demo A&B Intermediate
20 An effervescent Universal indicator ‘rainbow’ Notes, Procedure AA&S, demo, A&B Intermediate
21 Neutralisation circles Notes, Procedure A-B rxn, AA&S, SepAn, A&B, Eqm Intermediate
22 Indicators and dry ice: demonstration Notes, Procedure AA&S, demo, A-B rxn, A&B, Eqm Intermediate
23 Thermal decomposition of calcium carbonate Notes, Procedure FormEqn, Materials, sBlock, ChemInd Intermediate
24 Reacting elements with oxygen Notes, Procedure OxidnRedn, ECM, demo Intermediate
25 Reacting elements with chlorine Notes, Procedure OxidnRedn, ECM, demo Intermediate
26 Identifying the products of combustion Notes, Procedure Fuel, Change, Oil, Air Intermediate
27 The ‘Whoosh’ bottle demonstration Notes, Procedure Fuel, AAE, demo Intermediate
28 Fat-pan fire! Notes, Procedure Fuel, demo, Change Intermediate
29 Money to burn Notes, Procedure Fuel, Change Intermediate
30 The methane rocket Notes, Procedure Fuel, demo Intermediate
31 The thermal decomposition of nitrates – ‘writing with fire’ Notes, Procedure Fun, Fuel Intermediate
32 Iron and sulfur reaction Notes, Procedure ECM, EC, Change, MixSep, MetNonMet Intermediate
33 The reaction between zinc powder and sulfur Notes, Procedure ECM, EC, Change, MetNonMet Intermediate
34 Reaction between aluminium and iodine Notes, Procedure demo, Change, MetNonMet Intermediate
35 Reaction of zinc with iodine Notes, Procedure ECM, EC, Change, MetNonMet, PerTab,
Electrolysis,OxidnRedn, RevRxn, pBlock,
Metals, Redox, Periodicity 		Intermediate
36 The combustion of iron wool Notes, Procedure ECM, EC, Change, MetNonMet,
OxidnRedn, Metals, Air 		Intermediate
37 The change in mass when magnesium burns Notes, Procedure ECM, EC, Change, Metals, FormEqn Intermediate
38 Competition for oxygen Notes, Procedure OxidnRedn, Metals, ECM Intermediate
39 Displacement reactions between metals and their salts Notes, Procedure OxidnRedn, Metals Intermediate
40 Extracting metals with charcoal Notes, Procedure OxidnRedn, Metals Intermediate
41 Extraction of iron on a match head! Notes, Procedure ECM, EC, Change, Metals, OxidnRedn, MetNonMet Intermediate
42 The reaction between zinc and copper oxide Notes, Procedure Metals, OxidnRedn, Fuel Intermediate
43 The thermite reaction Notes, Procedure Metals, OxidnRedn, demo Intermediate
44 Making silicon and silanes from sand Notes, Procedure Metals, OxidnRedn, demo Intermediate
45 Reduction of copper(II) oxide with methane Notes, Procedure Metals, OxidnRedn Intermediate
46 Finding the formula of copper oxide Notes, Procedure ECM, FormEqn Intermediate
47 The reaction of magnesium with steam Notes, Procedure Metals, OxidnRedn, Change Intermediate
48 The 'blue bottle' experiment Notes, Procedure OxidnRedn, RevRxn, Air Intermediate
49 Turning copper coins into 'silver' and 'gold' Notes, Procedure Metals, OxidnRedn, Fun, E-chem Intermediate
50 Alkali metals Notes, Procedure Metals, Per Intermediate
51 Heating Group 1 metals in air and in chlorine Notes, Procedure ECM, EC, Change, demo, Per, sBlock Intermediate
52 Reactions of aqueous solutions of the halogen Notes, Procedure Solvs, OxidnRedn, Per, pBlock, Redox Intermediate
53 Halogen reactions with iron Notes, Procedure OxidnRedn, Per, pBlock, Redox, Periodicity, dBlock Intermediate
54 Colourful electrolysis Notes, Procedure OxidnRedn, Redox, Electrolysis, E-chem, ChemInd Intermediate
55 Electrolysis of zinc chloride Notes, Procedure OxidnRedn, Redox, Electrolysis, E-chem, ChemInd, SB Intermediate
56 Identifying the products of electrolysis Notes, Procedure Electrolysis Intermediate
57 Electrolysis of potassium iodide solution Notes, Procedure Electrolysis, sBlock Intermediate
58 Endothermic solid-solid reactions Notes, Procedure Fuel, EE, Fun Intermediate
59 Exothermic or endothermic? Notes, Procedure Fuel, FormEqn Intermediate
60 Chemiluminescence – cold light Notes, Procedure Fuel, EE, demo, Redox Intermediate
61 Spontaneous exothermic reaction Notes, Procedure Fuel, demo, OxidnRedn, Redox, Change, Rate Intermediate
62 The effect of concentration on reaction rate Notes, Procedure Rate, Intermediate
63 Iodine clock reaction Notes, Procedure Rate,, demo Intermediate
64 Rates and rhubarb Notes, Procedure Fun, Rate, Food Intermediate
65 Catalysts for the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide Notes, Procedure Rate Intermediate
66 Controlled explosion of a hydrogen-air mixture Notes, Procedure Fuel, demo Intermediate
67 Controlled explosion of a methane-air mixture Notes, Procedure Fuel, demo Intermediate
68 Exploding balloons Notes, Procedure Fuel, demo, Change, EC Intermediate
69 The howling/screaming jelly baby Notes, Procedure Category:X Intermediate
70 Hydrogen/oxygen explosion Notes, Procedure Fuel, Electrolysis Intermediate
71 Exploding bubbles of hydrogen and oxygen Notes, Procedure Fuel, Electrolysis Intermediate
72 An oscillating reaction Notes, Procedure demo, Redox, Intermediate
73 The fractional distillation of crude oil Notes, Procedure Fuel, Change, Oil Intermediate
74 Cracking hydrocarbons Notes, Procedure Fuel, Change, Oil Intermediate
75 Making nylon - the 'nylon rope trick' Notes, Procedure Poly Intermediate
76 PVA polymer slime Notes, Procedure Poly Intermediate
77 Reactions of positive ions with sodium hydroxide (microscale version) Notes, Procedure IonicPpt, SepAn, Analysis|Analysis Intermediate
78 Testing for negative ions Notes, Procedure IonicPpt, SepAn, Analysis|Analysis Intermediate
79 Flame tests (wooden splint method) Notes, Procedure, SepAn, Analysis Intermediate
80 TeacherExpt:Flame colours – a demonstration Notes, Procedure SepAn, Analysis|Analysis, demo, Per, Periodicity, BSP, sBlock Intermediate
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