Professor Dave Explains
Lipids Part 2: Steroids
Steroids have gotten a pretty bad rap! In reality, they're not just the big bad anabolic steroids. This class of molecules includes many vitamins as well as cholesterol. Cholesterol has also gotten a bad rap! We need cholesterol for our...
TMW Media
Smelting And Refining Aluminium: Smelting and refining aluminium
Explain the smelting process of aluminium. How is spent pot lining used after aluminium has been smelted? Explain how bauxite is refined.
Smelting And Refining Aluminium, Part 2
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How Has The Atmosphere Changed
Learn the basics about the changes to our atmosphere, as a part of environmental chemistry. The Earth’s early atmosphere had no oxygen. By examining rocks laid down over earth history we can piece together the story of our atmosphere, to...
Next Animation Studio
Neanderthals buried their dead, new study suggests
Researchers recently analyzed the remains of a Neanderthal child and found that the two-year-old was probably buried by its tribe, casting new light on the way these ancient cousins of humans treated their deceased.
Professor Dave Explains
Periodic Table Part 3: Alkaline Earth Metals (Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra)
It's time to check out Group 2 on the periodic table, the alkaline earth metals. This includes beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and radium. What can we say about their properties, reactivities, and applications? Let's...
Professor Dave Explains
Oxidation and Reduction
Defining oxidation and reduction in the context of organic chemistry, and introducing common oxidizing and reducing agents.
Catalyst University
Carbohydrate Stereochemistry Diastereomers and Enantiomers
Carbohydrate Stereochemistry Diastereomers and Enantiomers
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Setting Your Organizational Boundary
Discusses organizational boundaries (step one) and how that affects your GHG inventory and reporting
Curated Video
Introduction to Alkanes and Alkenes: Chemical Formulas, Naming, and Differences
This video provides an introduction to alkanes and alkenes, which are hydrocarbons that contain different types of carbon-carbon bonds. The video explains the general formula for these compounds and how to name them based on the number...
Professor Dave Explains
Carbohydrates Part 1: Simple Sugars and Fischer Projections
It's the night before the big game! You're carbo-loading! Wait, what are carbs? Did you know that sugar is a carbohydrate? You didn't?! Well, you'd better watch this, my friend. We will cover all the monosaccharides in their linear and...
Professor Dave Explains
Amino Acids
It's time to start learning about all the monomers that make up large biomolecules, and the first one we will look at is the amino acid. These make up proteins, which is most of what you are, so this is pretty important stuff!
Curated Video
Introduction to Carboxylic Acids and their Reactions
The video discusses the structure, nomenclature, and reactions of carboxylic acids. It explains how carboxylic acids can be synthesized from alcohols using oxidizing agents and how their molecular formula and naming convention are...
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Mineral Requirements of Plants
It describes the need for mineral nutrition in plants, lists the criteria for essentiality of an element and classifies the minerals required by plants as macro and micronutrients.
Professor Dave Explains
Nucleophiles, Electrophiles, Leaving Groups, and the SN2 Reaction
Defining nucleophiles, electrophiles, and leaving groups, and introducing the SN2 reaction.
Next Animation Studio
Human sewage, rotting food to power new trains
The lightweight, low-cost trains will be fuelled by biomethane, a renewable gas made from organic waste.
Professor Dave Explains
Alloys: Types and Examples
We know that liquids and gases can form mixtures, but did you know that solids can, too? Even metals! Mixtures of metals are called alloys, and they have tremendous technological application. What is the structure of an alloy? Are there...
Let's Tute
Chemical Properties of Carbon Compounds: Combustion Reactions
In this video, the teacher explains the chemical properties of carbon compounds, focusing on combustion reactions. These reactions release heat and light and are classified into complete and incomplete combustion. The video also explains...
Catalyst University
Structure and Function of Erythrocytes (RBCs)
In this video, we explore the basic properties and functions of red blood cells, also known as erythrocytes.
Catalyst University
General Chemistry | Lewis Structures (Example #3)
In this video, we will determine the Lewis structure for the compound, CHCl3 (chloroform).
NASA
NASA | Terra@10: Terra's 10th Anniversary
The Earth-observing satellite Terra celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2009. This video highlights how Terra has helped us better understand our home planet. Or get tweeted by NASA:
Professor Dave Explains
Carbocation Rearrangement - Hydride and Methanide Shifts
An overview of the ways that carbocations can rearrange to form more stable intermediates.