Spectacular chemical experiments / Herbert W. Roesky ; foreword by George A. Olah.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roesky, H. W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chemistry--Experiments.

Chemistry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Weinheim, [Germany] : Wiley-VCH, 2007.

Summary:

Written by the author of the award-winning "Chemische Kabinettstücke" this book demonstrates over 80 enjoyable, impressive and sometimes almost unbelievable chemical experiments for the classroom, lecture hall or home. All the experiments are explained in full, and have been tested several times such that their successful reproduction is guaranteed. Grouped into several cycles -- water, the color blue, the color red, soles, and self-organization -- the topics are perfect for experimental lectures or school projects. Detailed illustrations and the lively writing style make this book equally attractive to readers interested in chemistry, even if they are unable to perform the experiments.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Series Page

Title

The Author

Copyright

Foreword

Preface

Part I: Water

Experiment 1: Spontaneous Ignition by Adding Water

Apparatus

Chemicals

Attention!

Experimental Procedure

Explanation

Experiment 2: Blowing-Up an Iron Ball

Experiment 3: Hydration

Waste Disposal

Experiment 4: Osmosis

Experiment 5: Re-Gelation of Ice

Experiment 6: Sugar Coal by Splitting off Water from Sugar with Sulfuric Acid

Experiment 7: Sodium Billiards

Experiment 8: Boiling Water in a Paper Bowl

Reference

Experiment 9: The Density Differences of H2O and D2O

Experiment 10: Fire Under Water

Experiment 11: Safe Production of Detonating Gas

Experiment 12: Fuel Cell for Hydrogen and Oxygen

Experiment 13: Hydrogen in Status Nascendi

Chemicals.

Attention!

Experiment 14: Effusion of Hydrogen

Experiment 15: Freezing Mixture

Experiment 16: Rapid Crystallization

Experiment 17: Magic Eggs

Experiment 18: Colored Kinetics

Experiment 19: Flushing Peppermint Tea

References

Experiment 20: Chemiluminescence

Experiment 21: The Colors White-Yellow-Black

Experiment 22: Nitrogen and Hydrogen by Electrolysis

Experiment 23: Demonstration of the Plasma State: A "sparkling cross"

Caution!

Part II: The Color Blue

Experiment 24: Witching Hour

Experiment 25: Molybdenum Blue

Explanation.

Waste Disposal

Experiment 26: Combustion of Sulfur in Oxygen

Experiment 27: Phosphorus Salt Pearl or Cobalt Salt Pearl

Experiment 28: Fehling's Solution

Experiment 29: Activated Carbon Decolorizes Water Blue

Experiment 30: Blue Bottle - The Blue Miracle

Experiment 31: Generation of Blue (N2O3) Dinitrogen Trioxide

Experiment 32: Bleaching with a Household Product

Experiment 33: Ink Blue - Solvated Electrons

Part III: The Color Red

Experiment 34: Purple or Colorless: An Entertaining Demonstration

Experiment 35: A "Red Component" in Newspapers

Experiment 36: Bleaching of Tomato Juice with Chlorine on a Micro Scale

Experiment 37: Production of Non-Drinkable Red Wine

Attention!.

Experimental Procedure

Experiment 38: Red Wine as a Color Indicator

Part IV: Colloids, Sols, and Gels

Experiment 39: Silica Gel from Alkali Silicates

Experiment 40: Red Gold

Experiment 41: Red Gold Sol

Experiment 42: Blue Gold Sol

Experiment 43: Cherry Red Gold Sol

Experiment 44: The Blue Gold

Experiment 45: Silver Sol by Electric Discharge

Experiment 46: How to Make a Silver Sol

Experiment 47: The Reaction of Silver Nitrate with Tannin

Part V: Fascinating Experiments by Self-Organization

Experiment 48: Dissipative Structures: Chemical Patterns in Aqueous Solution

Experiment 49: Acidic Acid Butyl Ester in the Presence of Bromocresol Green

Experiment 50: Precipitation Using the Gas Phase

Experiment 51: Methods Become Accepted: Nessler's Reagent and Gaseous Ammonia

Experiment 52: Reduction of KMnO4 with Ethyl Alcohol

Experiment 53: Alcohol Test

Experiment 54: An Old Hat with New Feathers: the Precipitation of AgCl with HCl Gas

Part VI: Chemical Varieties

Experiment 55: A Chemical Buoy

Experiment 56: Flower Power

Experiment 57: Münchhausen: The Flying Styrofoam Ball

Experiment 58: The Remarkable Rocket

Experiment 59: Eatable Burning Banana

Experiment 60: Burning Pecan

Experiment 61: Sparks and Shining Fire

Experiment 62: Like Magic . . . the Reduction of Copper Oxide.

Apparatus.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9783527815241

3527815244

OCLC:

1022796299