Chemical Curiosities

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Iodine (Wolfram Alpha)

Iodine (Wolfram Alpha)
02:05

pH (Wikipedia)

pH (Wikipedia)
02:20

Universal Indicator

Universal Indicator
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02:25

Universal Indicator (Wikipedia)

Universal Indicator (Wikipedia)
02:56

Thymolphaleine (Wikipedia)

Thymolphaleine (Wikipedia)
03:06

Acid-base reaction (Wikipedia)

Acid-base reaction (Wikipedia)
04:35

Dry Ice (Wolfram Alpha)

Dry Ice (Wolfram Alpha)
04:50

Carbonic Acid (Wolfram Alpha)

Carbonic Acid (Wolfram Alpha)
07:03

Methylene Blue (Wikipedia)

Methylene Blue (Wikipedia)
11:46

Nylon (Wolfram Alpha)

Nylon (Wolfram Alpha)
11:57

Nylon (YouTube)

Nylon (YouTube)
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17:06

Sodium Acetate (Wikipedia)

Sodium Acetate (Wikipedia)
18:25

Hand Warmer (Wikipedia)

Hand Warmer (Wikipedia)
22:00

Hydrogen Balloon (YouTube)

Hydrogen Balloon (YouTube)
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23:55

Phosphorus (Wikipedia)

Phosphorus (Wikipedia)
27:18

Oxygen – Periodic Table of Videos (YouTube)

Oxygen – Periodic Table of Videos (YouTube)
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29:00

White Phosphorus (Wikipedia)

White Phosphorus (Wikipedia)
30:36

Combustion (Wolfram Alpha)

Combustion (Wolfram Alpha)
35:00

Carbon Dioxide Fire Extinguisher (Wikipedia)

Carbon Dioxide Fire Extinguisher (Wikipedia)
36:50

Magnesium oxide

Magnesium oxide
37:43

Sodium bicarbonate

Sodium bicarbonate
41:51

Citric acid

Citric acid
42:11

Briggs Rauscher Oscillating chemical reaction

Briggs Rauscher Oscillating chemical reaction
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42:21

Briggs-Rauscher reaction

Briggs-Rauscher reaction
49:39

Entropy

Entropy
53:57

Copper

Copper
54:17

Sodium hydroxide

Sodium hydroxide
54:22

Ira Remsen

Ira Remsen
57:33

Nitrogen dioxide

Nitrogen dioxide
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Nitrogen tetroxide

Nitrogen tetroxide
01:02:23

Liquid nitrogen

Liquid nitrogen
01:04:24

What is a magnetic field?

What is a magnetic field?
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Surprising Science and Dramatic Demonstrations.

How can a fire extinguisher be used to start a fire? Could a chemical reaction go backwards?

Professor Chris Bishop, presenter of the 2008 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, leads us through a spectacular tour through the curious, and sometimes surprising, world of chemistry.