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    Molecule of the Week Chemistry NOW!
     
Title   Relevant Courses Description
       
Vinegar baking soda   General Chemistry

Mixing vinegar and baking soda together to make CO2, water, etc.

Water Density   General Chemistry

Ice cubes made with H2O and D2O have different densities . . .one floats, the other sinks

Sulfur   General Chemistry Properties and uses of an element
Sublimation   General , Physical Chemistry

I2 sublimation to illustrate phase changes

Radical reactions   Organic Chemistry light catalyzed bromination of alkanes
Pnp equilibrium   General, Organic, Physical Chemistry

pH shifting of a phenol equilibrium leads to visible changes in solution color

PEG solution   General, Organic Chemistry

polymer chemistry and viscosity

Gas volume vs temperature   General, Physical Chemistry

gas volume as a function of temperature using balloons and LN2s

Flame emission   General Chemistry Sodium, copper, potassium and lithium all give different colors when burned in bunsen burner flame
Chloride dissolution   General, Physical Chemistry

Thermochemistry, different 1:1 salts of chlorides dissolve into solution exothermically, thermoneutrally or endothermically

Charles' Law   General, Physical Chemistry

Volume changes accompanying condensation of a gas

Boltzman Statistics   General, Physical Chemistry Example of how individual data (# of keys/student) can be used to build up a Maxwell Boltzmann distribution
Alkali activity   General Chemistry

activity series comparing behavior of Li, Na, and K when placed into water

 
 
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