FuseSchool
Ionic Bonding of Lithium Fluoride & Potassium Oxide
Learn the basics about the ionic bonding of calcium chloride, lithium fluoride and potassium oxide, as a part of the overall properties of matter topic. An ionic bond is defined as the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged...
FuseSchool
Reactivity Series of Metals
In this video we'll be looking at zinc(Zn), copper (Cu), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), iron (Fe), lithium (Li), magnesium (Mg) and sodium (Na) and their reaction to water and acid. You may have noticed that most of the elements in the...
FuseSchool
Solubility Rules
Learn the basics about solubility rules for insoluble salts, as part of the overall acids, bases and alkali topic.
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Potash Lode Discovered in Canada
EXT view factory with smoke stacks / men riding ATV underground / huge mining machine cuts into the bed rock / collected rock on back of truck / rock travelling through conveyer system / rock is cleaned / miner holds refined potash in...
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Potash Lode Discovered in Canada
Combine harvesters in a row harvesting field / CU harvester gathering the wheat / CU grass blowing in the breeze.
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WS View of potash conveyor in desert / Sourn Judea Desert, Israel
WS View of potash conveyor in desert / Sourn Judea Desert, Israel
Sky News
Ingredients for bombs at rebels weapons factory
Ingredients for bombs at rebels weapons factory
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High speed asparagus tips cooking in frying pan
High speed asparagus tips cooking in frying pan
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High speed asparagus tips falling in to frying pan
High speed asparagus tips falling in to frying pan
Curated Video
Rio Carnival harnesses social media and the latest technology
As motorised vehicles gradually replaced float-cars that were once pushed by groups of men at Rio's carnival parade, technology is increasingly making its way into what was once a popular artisanal craft.
While it's still muscle power...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Egypt: vintage aviation rally makes a stop near Giza Pyriamids
A dozen biplanes from the 1920s and 1930s are flying 8,000 miles from Crete to Cape Town in a vintage aviation rally that harks back to the early days of air travel
TED-Ed
Periodic Videos
From hydrogen to ununoctium, this collection of videos has everything you need to begin teaching about the periodic table. Offering descriptions of each element and interesting experiments...
Khan Academy
Sodium-Potassium Pump, Cells, MCAT
Building upon the previous video about structure, this resource lays the building blocks for generating an action potential and transmitting a signal from dendrites through the axon. The topics are pretty detailed. Salman Khan also talks...
Khan Academy
Correction to Sodium-Potassium Pump Video, Health and Medicine
This is a brief correction to the video detailing the pumping of three sodium ions and two potassium ions. There is also a letter from a professor providing information about the ratio of three to two ions and explaining that the...
TED-Ed
How Do Crystals Work?
What do amazonite, heliotrope, carnelian, and diamonds have in common? There are all crystals and members of one of the six crystal families. Viewers of a fascinating short video learn about the molecular structure of crystals that cause...
TED-Ed
The Surprising Reason Our Muscles Get Tired
Does pain really indicate gain when it comes to muscle aches? A short, animated video details the science behind the pain associated with muscle fatigue.
Periodic Videos
Potassium
Many scientists consider potassium evil. The enchantingly explosive video demonstrates just some of the dangers of this element. It covers the basic facts, common reactions, and safety considerations when working with potassium. The...
Curated OER
Potassium - Periodic Table of Videos
Potassium is violently reactive, yet a biological necessity in our bodies. View this fascinating video as part of the series to introduce young chemists to the world of elements.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Electron Configurations in the 3d Orbitals
A review of the electron configurations and orbital notations with a focus on K, Ca, and Sc. [12:33]
University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham: Periodic Table of Videos: Potassium
Demonstrations of potassium's very reactive nature with water, oxygen, and sodium. [4:32]