Catalyst University
Anti-Dihydroxylation: Theory, Mechanism, Examples, and Biological Applications
Anti-Dihydroxylation: Theory, Mechanism, Examples, and Biological Applications
Curated Video
Understanding Reaction Pathways in Industrial Chemistry
The video explores the concept of reaction pathways in industrial manufacturing. The speaker explains that a range of different ways can be used to make a product and these are called reaction pathways. The video highlights various...
Visual Learning Systems
Investigating Chemical Reactions: Summing Up
Upon viewing the Investigating Chemical Reactions video series, students will be able to do the following:
Define a chemical reaction as a process in which substances undergo changes to produce new materials with different...
Curated Video
Introduction to Reaction Profiles: Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions and Activation Energy
This video provides an overview of reaction profiles, explaining the concepts of exothermic and endothermic reactions, as well as activation energy. The presenter defines each of these terms, provides examples of each type of reaction,...
Curated Video
Introduction to Reversible Reactions and Equilibrium
This video explains the concept of reversible chemical reactions. It starts by introducing reversible reactions and providing an example of the reaction between ammonium chloride, ammonia, and hydrogen chloride. The video then explains...
The Backyard Scientist
Reaction between copper II chloride and H2O2
Copper chloride acts as a catalyst decomposing the hydrogen peroxide. May also form copper oxychloride copper I oxide, and copper I chloride
The Backyard Scientist
How to Make an Aluminum Foundry - Backyard Scientist
How to Make an Aluminum Foundry - It was about time to make this video!
The Backyard Scientist
Marquis Reagent Synthesis and testing of Promethazine, modifinil, methylphenidate + more!
I show how to make the marquis reagent from formaldehyde and sulfuric acid, and preform tests on modifinil, promethazine, tizanidine, ritilin (methylphenidate), acetominiphen, and aspirin.
Curated Video
Reactions of Metals with Oxygen, Acids and Water
This video explains the three main types of reactions that metals undergo: reactions with oxygen, reactions with acids, and reactions with water. The video provides word equations and examples of each type of reaction and notes any...
The Backyard Scientist
MICROWAVE CANNON! A High Energy Radio Frequence gun. (700 watts)
Hey guys, in this video I show you how I built my microwave gun, also known as a HERF gun. I take a magnetron out of the oven and connect it to a waveguide. The results were more than I expected! FIRST- Microwaves are not "dangerous"....
The Backyard Scientist
How to make an electric match/detonator (squib) [Pingpong balls and Flashpowder/blackpowder]
In this video we make electric matches to safely detonate our experiments. You should aim for a 95-5% ratio of your propellent to nitrocellulose (pingpong balls). A pingpong ball weighs 2g, so use about 50g of powder. We used half that...
The Backyard Scientist
Propane Rifle
The torch is self-igniting, meaning it has an electric sparker built in. When the button is pressed halfway, the torch mixes a perfect combination of propane and air into the tube. When the button is fully pressed the torch sparks...
The Backyard Scientist
Exploding Balloons filled with Propane Gas. Drones, Steel wool, and Underwater explosions! - SMS#4
I thought it would be fun to film propane balloons exploding in slow motion, and I tried popping them a bunch of different ways. I took some user suggestions like flying a drone with a sparkler attached into a balloon, and filling a...
The Backyard Scientist
Liquid Nitrogen Freeze-Ray Vs. Flamethrower
I made a freeze ray! Im basically a bonafide evil genius now. Freeze your cat, girlfriend, or flowers, the possibilities are endless..! wait no, thats about it. Some notes about the gun: There are commercial liquid nitrogen guns used by...
The Backyard Scientist
Red Hot Cannonball Vs Styrofoam Tower
My new foundry is made from: Insulating firebrick High Temperature mortar Bio-Soluble Ceramic Blanket I highly recommend looking for a HWI distribution center near you. They sell to individuals, and because they make the refractory...
Catalyst University
FerredoxinNADP+ Oxidoreductase (Photosynthesis Part 6)
FerredoxinNADP+ Oxidoreductase (Photosynthesis Part 6)
Curated Video
Understanding Atom Economy and Efficiency of Chemical Reactions
This video discusses the efficiency of chemical reactions and the concept of atom economy, which is a method of measuring how efficiently a reaction uses the atoms from the reactants. The speaker provides examples and calculations to...
ProTeachersVideo
Demonstrating Chemistry - Spectacular Experiments: Dry Ice - The Magnesium Sandwich
Using two blocks of dry ice, Prof Hal Sosabowski demonstrates how magnesium is so reactive that it can cause carbon dioxide to act as an oxidant. The result is a beautiful instense glow inside the blocks. This experiment is one of the...
Journey to the Microcosmos
Making Decisions Without a Brain
Making decisions can be pretty hard, but imagining trying to do it without a brain!
The Backyard Scientist
Underwater Explosions - Slow Motion Dry Ice Bomb.
Underwater explosions using Dry Ice, and Liquid Nitrogen, and captured in high definition slow motion. Hey guys, Backyard Scientist here. I this video I throw water bottles filled with dry ice, and liquid nitrogen into my pool. This is...
The Art Assignment
Create an embarrassing object. | Geof Oppenheimer | The Art Assignment
This assignment comes to you from Chicago based artist Geof Oppenheimer. Geof's work reflects personal experience and the social and political atmosphere they were created in, and he wants you to make an object that does the same. John...
Curated Video
Understanding Reaction Profiles: Exothermic, Endothermic, and Activation Energy
This video provides an introduction to reaction profiles and explains the concepts of exothermic and endothermic reactions, as well as activation energy. The speaker uses a graphical representation of the energy changes involved in...