Media Resources

There is an expanding plethora of chemistry related videos and animations to add depth, insight, and interest to chemical processes and concepts.

Aqueous reactions

Dissociation

• dissociation animation (unknown)
• electrolyte animation (unknown)

Precipitation

• beautiful (real) precipitation reactions (beautifulchemistry.net)

Acid & Bases

• strong/weak acid animation (Silberberg)
• strong/weak electrolyte demo (unknown)

 Redox

• real redox reactions and more (beautifulchemistry.net)
• redox animation 1 (unknown)
• redox animation 2 (unknown)
• redox animation 3 (unknown)
• $1400 per person per year is spend on rust! Learn more at the colossal cost of rust.

Thermodynamics

  Enthalpy

• thermite used to weld railroad tracks

 Calorimetry

• How Air Conditioning Works (PBS reactions)

Quantum Chemistry

 Electrons and atomic orbitals

• but what even is an electron (ACS)
• what does and electron actually look like (PBS space time)
• electrons do not spin (PBS space time)
• this is not what atoms look like (SciShow)
• what does an atom look like (What the Physics)
• a better way to picture atoms (Minute Physics)
• note how there are layers of orbitals (smaller ones inside larger ones) in these example orbitals (3DHubPlayer)

Periodic Table

• are there undiscovered elements beyond the periodic table (PBS space time)

Orbital Hybridization

•  molecular shape and orbital hybridization animated explanation (Silberberg)

Gas Laws

• inflatable robots that could save your life (Veritasium)
• The density of gas has some interesting effects, including on the sound of our voices including talk show hosts.

Solids, liquids and intermolecular forces

IMFs and the properties of liquids

• The Cheerio Effect (PBS – Its OK to be Smart)
• STEMonstrations: Surface Tension (NASA)
•  the walking water mystery filmed at 7000 frames per second!

Vapor Pressure & Phase Diagrams

• The Real Reason Why Ice is Slippery (PBS – Its OK to Be Smart)