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• Health and safety guidance;The CLEAPSS« science resources web site and CD-ROM 6;CLEAPSS« helpline;Experiments: 1 Diffusion of gases - ammonia and hydrogen chloride;2 Handling liquid bromine and preparing bromine water;3 Diffusion of gases - a safer alternative to bromine;4 Diffusion in liquids;5 Allotropes of sulphur;6 Making glass;7 Chocolate and structure;8 Experiments with hydrogels - hair gel and disposable nappies;9 Experiments with hydrogels - plant water storage crystals;10 Cross-linking polymers - alginate worms;11 Extracting limonene from oranges by steam distillation;12 Generating, collecting, and testing gases;13 An alternative to using compressed gas cylinders;14 Making a reaction tube;15 Ammonia fountain;16 Titrating sodium hydroxide with hydrochloric acid;17 Using indigestion tablets to neutralise an acid;18 A thermometric titration;19 Universal indicator 'rainbow';20 An effervescent universal indicator 'rainbow';21 Neutralisation circles;22 Indicators and dry ice: demonstration;23 Thermal decomposition of calcium carbonate;24 Reacting elements with oxygen;25 Reacting elements with chlorine;26 Identifying the products of combustion;27 The 'Whoosh' bottle demonstration;28 Fat-pan fire!;29 Money to burn;30 The methane rocket;31 The thermal decomposition of nitrates - 'writing with fire';32 Iron and sulfur reaction;33 The reaction between zinc powder and sulphur;34 Reaction between aluminium and iodine;35 Reaction of zinc with iodine;36 The combustion of iron wool;37 The change in mass when magnesium burns;38 Competition for oxygen;39 Displacement reactions between metals and their salts;40 Extracting metals with charcoal;41 Extraction of iron on a match head!;42 The reaction between zinc and copper oxide;43 The thermite reaction;44 Making silicon and silanes from sand;45 Reduction of copper(II) oxide with methane;46 Finding the formula of copper oxide;47 The reaction of magnesium with steam;48 The 'blue bottle' experiment;49 Turning copper coins into 'silver' and 'gold';50 Alkali metals;51 Heating Group 1 metals in air and in chlorine;52 Reactions of aqueous solutions of the halogens;53 Halogen reactions with iron;54 Colourful electrolysis;55 Electrolysis of zinc chloride;56 Identifying the products of electrolysis;57 Electrolysis of potassium iodide solution;58 Endothermic solid-solid reactions;59 Exothermic or endothermic?;60 Chemiluminescence - cold light;61 Spontaneous exothermic reaction;62 The effect of concentration on reaction rate;63 Iodine clock reaction;64 Rates and rhubarb;65 Catalysts for the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide;66 Controlled explosion of a hydrogen-air mixture;67 Controlled explosion of a methane-air mixture;68 Exploding balloons;69 The howling/screaming jelly baby;70 Hydrogen/oxygen explosion;71 Exploding bubbles of hydrogen and oxygen;72 An oscillating reaction;73 The fractional distillation of crude oil;74 Cracking hydrocarbons;75 Making nylon - the 'nylon rope trick';76 PVA polymer slime;77 Reactions of positive ions with sodium hydroxide (microscale version);78 Testing for negative ions;79 Flame tests (wooden splint method) 80 Flame colours - a demonstration;Self test questionnaire;RSC resources;Index

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• Health and safety guidance;The CLEAPSS« science resources web site and CD-ROM 6;CLEAPSS« helpline;Experiments: 1 Diffusion of gases - ammonia and hydrogen chloride;2 Handling liquid bromine and preparing bromine water;3 Diffusion of gases - a safer alternative to bromine;4 Diffusion in liquids;5 Allotropes of sulphur;6 Making glass;7 Chocolate and structure;8 Experiments with hydrogels - hair gel and disposable nappies;9 Experiments with hydrogels - plant water storage crystals;10 Cross-linking polymers - alginate worms;11 Extracting limonene from oranges by steam distillation;12 Generating, collecting, and testing gases;13 An alternative to using compressed gas cylinders;14 Making a reaction tube;15 Ammonia fountain;16 Titrating sodium hydroxide with hydrochloric acid;17 Using indigestion tablets to neutralise an acid;18 A thermometric titration;19 Universal indicator 'rainbow';20 An effervescent universal indicator 'rainbow';21 Neutralisation circles;22 Indicators and dry ice: demonstration;23 Thermal decomposition of calcium carbonate;24 Reacting elements with oxygen;25 Reacting elements with chlorine;26 Identifying the products of combustion;27 The 'Whoosh' bottle demonstration;28 Fat-pan fire!;29 Money to burn;30 The methane rocket;31 The thermal decomposition of nitrates - 'writing with fire';32 Iron and sulfur reaction;33 The reaction between zinc powder and sulphur;34 Reaction between aluminium and iodine;35 Reaction of zinc with iodine;36 The combustion of iron wool;37 The change in mass when magnesium burns;38 Competition for oxygen;39 Displacement reactions between metals and their salts;40 Extracting metals with charcoal;41 Extraction of iron on a match head!;42 The reaction between zinc and copper oxide;43 The thermite reaction;44 Making silicon and silanes from sand;45 Reduction of copper(II) oxide with methane;46 Finding the formula of copper oxide;47 The reaction of magnesium with steam;48 The 'blue bottle' experiment;49 Turning copper coins into 'silver' and 'gold';50 Alkali metals;51 Heating Group 1 metals in air and in chlorine;52 Reactions of aqueous solutions of the halogens;53 Halogen reactions with iron;54 Colourful electrolysis;55 Electrolysis of zinc chloride;56 Identifying the products of electrolysis;57 Electrolysis of potassium iodide solution;58 Endothermic solid-solid reactions;59 Exothermic or endothermic?;60 Chemiluminescence - cold light;61 Spontaneous exothermic reaction;62 The effect of concentration on reaction rate;63 Iodine clock reaction;64 Rates and rhubarb;65 Catalysts for the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide;66 Controlled explosion of a hydrogen-air mixture;67 Controlled explosion of a methane-air mixture;68 Exploding balloons;69 The howling/screaming jelly baby;70 Hydrogen/oxygen explosion;71 Exploding bubbles of hydrogen and oxygen;72 An oscillating reaction;73 The fractional distillation of crude oil;74 Cracking hydrocarbons;75 Making nylon - the 'nylon rope trick';76 PVA polymer slime;77 Reactions of positive ions with sodium hydroxide (microscale version);78 Testing for negative ions;79 Flame tests (wooden splint method) 80 Flame colours - a demonstration;Self test questionnaire;RSC resources;Index

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• Health and safety guidance;The CLEAPSS« science resources web site and CD-ROM 6;CLEAPSS« helpline;Experiments: 1 Diffusion of gases - ammonia and hydrogen chloride;2 Handling liquid bromine and preparing bromine water;3 Diffusion of gases - a safer alternative to bromine;4 Diffusion in liquids;5 Allotropes of sulphur;6 Making glass;7 Chocolate and structure;8 Experiments with hydrogels - hair gel and disposable nappies;9 Experiments with hydrogels - plant water storage crystals;10 Cross-linking polymers - alginate worms;11 Extracting limonene from oranges by steam distillation;12 Generating, collecting, and testing gases;13 An alternative to using compressed gas cylinders;14 Making a reaction tube;15 Ammonia fountain;16 Titrating sodium hydroxide with hydrochloric acid;17 Using indigestion tablets to neutralise an acid;18 A thermometric titration;19 Universal indicator 'rainbow';20 An effervescent universal indicator 'rainbow';21 Neutralisation circles;22 Indicators and dry ice: demonstration;23 Thermal decomposition of calcium carbonate;24 Reacting elements with oxygen;25 Reacting elements with chlorine;26 Identifying the products of combustion;27 The 'Whoosh' bottle demonstration;28 Fat-pan fire!;29 Money to burn;30 The methane rocket;31 The thermal decomposition of nitrates - 'writing with fire';32 Iron and sulfur reaction;33 The reaction between zinc powder and sulphur;34 Reaction between aluminium and iodine;35 Reaction of zinc with iodine;36 The combustion of iron wool;37 The change in mass when magnesium burns;38 Competition for oxygen;39 Displacement reactions between metals and their salts;40 Extracting metals with charcoal;41 Extraction of iron on a match head!;42 The reaction between zinc and copper oxide;43 The thermite reaction;44 Making silicon and silanes from sand;45 Reduction of copper(II) oxide with methane;46 Finding the formula of copper oxide;47 The reaction of magnesium with steam;48 The 'blue bottle' experiment;49 Turning copper coins into 'silver' and 'gold';50 Alkali metals;51 Heating Group 1 metals in air and in chlorine;52 Reactions of aqueous solutions of the halogens;53 Halogen reactions with iron;54 Colourful electrolysis;55 Electrolysis of zinc chloride;56 Identifying the products of electrolysis;57 Electrolysis of potassium iodide solution;58 Endothermic solid-solid reactions;59 Exothermic or endothermic?;60 Chemiluminescence - cold light;61 Spontaneous exothermic reaction;62 The effect of concentration on reaction rate;63 Iodine clock reaction;64 Rates and rhubarb;65 Catalysts for the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide;66 Controlled explosion of a hydrogen-air mixture;67 Controlled explosion of a methane-air mixture;68 Exploding balloons;69 The howling/screaming jelly baby;70 Hydrogen/oxygen explosion;71 Exploding bubbles of hydrogen and oxygen;72 An oscillating reaction;73 The fractional distillation of crude oil;74 Cracking hydrocarbons;75 Making nylon - the 'nylon rope trick';76 PVA polymer slime;77 Reactions of positive ions with sodium hydroxide (microscale version);78 Testing for negative ions;79 Flame tests (wooden splint method) 80 Flame colours - a demonstration;Self test questionnaire;RSC resources;Index