1. Chemistry and Measurement

• Column Chromatography
• Conservation of Mass; Conservation of Volume?
• Density Demonstrations
• The Elements (Samples of many elements available)
• How Wide is the Lecture Hall? A Study of the Precision of The Meter Stick
• Kilogram Weight, A Liter Beaker, A Mole
• Paper Chromatography (Coffee filter, water, and felt tip pen)
• Why Fahrenheit is What It Is

2. Atoms, Molecules, and Ions

• Burning of Methane - see Types of Chemical Reactions
• Methane/Oxygen Explosion
• Limewater as Indicator of CO2
• Molecular Model Sets and Molecular Models
• Radioactivity
• Making Molecular Ions
• Conservation of Mass; Conservation of Volume?

3. Chemical Reactions: An Introduction

• Acids and Carbonates
• Balancing Chemical Reactions
• Electrolytes: Conductivity
• Measurements of pH (compare pH of various solutions with Overhead pH Meter)
• Soap Suds Titration
• Types of Reactions:
• 1) Combustion Reactions: Methane and Butane (Cigarette Lighter)
• 2) Displacement Reaction: Zinc and Hydrochloric Acid
• 3) Metathesis Reaction: Form a Precipitate
• 4) Decomposition Reaction: Electrolysis of Water
• 5) Oxidation: Copper Plating a Nail
• 6) Acid-Base: Titrate HCl with NaOH*
• Red Cabbage Juice pH Indicator

4. Calculations with Chemical Formulas and Equations

• The Ammonia Fountain
• Dilute 1 M NaOH to 0.1 M NaOH*
• Limiting Reagent: Put a Candle Under a Jar*
• One Mole Samples of Various Substances*
• Preparation of Acetylene in a Caving Helmet 75 Prepare 1 M NaOH*
• Titration of HCl with NaOH*
• Effect of pH on Solubility

5. The Gaseous State

• Ammonium Chloride Ring
• Absolute Zero
• Ammonia Fountain
• Boiling Acetone at Lower than Standard Pressure
• Boyle's Law
• Bromine Diffusion
• Cartesian Diver
• Collapsing Can
• Density Demonstrations
• The Effect of Temperature of the Rate of Diffusion
• Fun with Liquid Nitrogen
• Model of Lung and Diaphram
• Pressure of Water Versus Pressure of Air
• Volume of CO2 Increases as Temperature Increases

6. Thermochemistry

• The Acid in Water Puzzle
• The Dehydration of Sugar by Sulfuric Acid
• Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions
• Heat of Solution
• Luminol
• The Magic Wand (Reaction of Potassium Chlorate and Sugar)
• The Specific Heat of Four Different Metals

7. Quantum Theory and the Atom

• Atomic Spectra
• Emission Spectrometry
• Flame Tests
• Radioactivity

8. Electron Configurations and Periodicity

• Acidic and Basic Oxides
• Alkali Metal Properties (Li, Na, and K react with water)
• Alkaline Earth Metals
• The Carbon Family (C, Si, and Ge samples) - see The Elements
• Copper Plating a Nail
• The Elements (Samples of Many are Available)
• The Noble Metals (Au, Ag, and Cu samples) - see The Elements
• Periodic Table Construction
• Rare Gases (Small discharge tubes of He, Ne, Ar)
• Space Filling Models of Methane
• Halogens

9. Ionic and Covalent Bonding

• Colors of Transition Metal Ions
• Conductivity of Ionic and Covalent Solutions

10. Molecular Geometry and Chemical Bonding Theory

• Molecular Geometry and Geometric Isomers
• Molecular Model Sets and Molecular Models
• Tetrahedron From Four Balloons*
• Tetrahedron Model - see Molecular Geometry...

11. States of Matter; Liquids and Solids

• Molecular Model Sets and Molecular Models
• Critical Temperature

12. Solutions

• Saturated and Supersaturated Solutions
• Solubility of Alcohol: Miscible and Immiscible Liquids
• The Tyndall Effect
• Making Molecular Ions

13. Chemical Reactions: Acid-Base and Oxidation-Reduction Concepts

• Acidic and Basic Oxides
• Ammonia Fountain
• Ammonium Chloride Ring
• Buffer Action of Alka-Seltzer
• Copper Plating a Nail
• The Magic Wand (Reaction of Potassium Chlorate and Sugar)
• Measurements of pH (compare pH of various solutions with Overhead pH Meter)
• Red Cabbage Juice pH Indicator
• Redox Reaction with Manganese (disproportionation)
• Oxidation States of Chromium

14. Rates of Reaction

• Ash Catalyzes the Combustion of Sugar
• Briggs-Rausher Oscillating Reaction
• Surface Area and Rxn Rate: The Flammability of Powder & Steel Wool
• Hydrogen Peroxide Iodine Clock: The Oxidation of Potassium Iodide by H2O2
• Light Catalyzed Bromination of Hexanes and Aromatic Compounds
• Liver and Peroxide
• Lysozyme Molecular Model with Model of Saccharide - see Molecular Models...
• Oscillating Methanol Explosion
• "Rossini, William Tell, and The Iodine Clock Reaction"

15. Chemical Equilibrium; Gaseous Reactions

• Briggs-Rauscher Oscillating Clock Reaction
• Burning of Methane - see Types of Chemical Reactions
• Effect of pH on Solubility
• Limewater as Indicator of CO2
• Le Chatelier's Principle
• Oscillating Methanol Explosion

16. Acid-Base Equilibria

• Buffer Action of Alka-Seltzer
• Measurements of pH (compare pH of various solutions with Overhead pH Meter)
• Red Cabbage Juice pH Indicator
• NaOH and CO2: Why it is Important to Keep Standard NaOH Solutions Capped

17. Solubility and Complex-Ion Equilibria

• Changing Coordination Numbers: Nickel Complexes
• Oxidation States of Chromium
• Oxidation States of Vanadium
• Effect of pH on Solubility
• Precipitates and Complexes of Nickel (II)

18. Thermodynamics and Equilibrium

• The Acid in Water Puzzle
• Luminol

19. Electrochemistry

• Be A Battery!
• Copper Plating a Nail
• Electrolysis of Water
• The Orange Flash
• Zinc-Copper Battery (with Salt Bridge or in U-Tube)
• Nernst Equation: Dependence of emf on Concentration
• Electroplating with a Battery

20. Nuclear Chemistry

• Radioactivity

21. Metallurgy and Chemistry of the Main-Group Metals

• Alkali Metal Properties (Li, Na, and K react with water)
• Alkaline Earth Metals (Ca samples to show, Mg ribbon to burn)
• The Elements (Samples of many elements available)
• The Noble Metals (Au, Ag, and Cu samples) - see The Elements
• The Golden Penny

22. Chemistry of the Nonmetals

• The Carbon Family (C, Si, and Ge samples) - see The Elements
• Models of Bucky Ball, Diamond, and Graphite - see Molecular Models
• The Dehydration of Sugar by Sulfuric Acid
• The Elements (Samples of many elements available)

23. The Transition Elements

• Acidic and Basic Oxides
• Changing Coordination Numbers: Nickel Complexes
• Chiral Models - see Molecular Geometry and Geometric Isomers
• Cis and Trans Isomers - see Molecular Geometry and Geometric Isomers
• Colors of Transition Metal Ions
• Precipitates and Complexes of Nickel (II)
• Oxidation States of Chromium
• Oxidation States of Vanadium

24. Organic Chemistry

• The Alkanes (Samples)
• Colorful Oxidation of Alcohols
• Light Catalyzed Bromination of Hexanes and Aromatic Compounds
• Nylon 6-10
• Odorivectors
• Polymers
• Polyurethane
• Preparation of Acetylene (an Alkyne): The Caving Helmet
• Soap Suds Titration
• Solubility of Alcohol
• Space-filling Models of CH4
• Sugars (Samples)*
• Tetrahedron From Four Balloons*
• Tetrahedron Molecular Model - see Molecular Geometry...
• Tollen's Test for Aldehydes and Ketones (The Silver Mirror)

25. Biochemistry

• Column Chromatography
• DNA Models - see Molecular Model Sets and Molecular Models Liver and Peroxide
• Lysozyme Molecular Model with Model of Saccharide - see Molecular Models...