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Reaction Mechanisms
In this reactions worksheet, students give the equation for the overall reaction, identifying the catalyst in the equation. Students create graphs and write out the rate determining step. This worksheet has 4 graphs, 2 short answers, and...
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Capturing Renewable Energy
Students watch a video segment on the engineering design process, then design a storage system for renewable energy. Students brainstorm and research ways in which renewable energies such as solar and wind power can be stored.
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Radioactivity, Time, and Age
Four activities demonstrate the chain reaction of nuclear fission to your physical science fans: falling dominoes, snapping mouse traps, throwing paper wads, and igniting a series of matches. They perform additional laboratory activities...
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Virtual Lab: Camping Problem III
So, you've headed out into the wilderness and forgotten your camp stove? What's a chemist to do? Solutions may be the solution! Scholars use a virtual lab workbench to create solutions that would be capable of heating food, courtesy of a...
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Thermodynamics
In this thermodynamics worksheet, students calculate the change of entropy and standard free energy change for given reactions. Students write expressions for the thermodynamic equilibrium constants for reactions. This worksheet has 10...
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Thermodynamics
In this thermodynamics worksheet, learners calculate the enthalpy change and free energy change for given reactions. students describe what happens to the entropy of a system and describe how its enthalpy changes. This worksheet has 20...
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Thermochemistry
Students begin familiarizing themselves with the concept of energy, systems and state functions. They are introduced to the following concepts: Conservation of Energy, Systems, Heat, Entropy, Enthalpy, and Gibbs Free Energy.
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Enthalpy Calculation Worksheet
For this enthalpy worksheet, students calculate the combustion for propane and find the enthalpy of the reaction. They discuss entropy and free energy.
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Chemistry Worksheet 6
In this chemistry worksheet, students calculate specific changes that take place with different chemical reactions. Students indicate whether the reactions are endothermic or exothermic and spontaneous or nonspontaneous.
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Wizardry and Chemistry
No need to go to Ollivanders to buy a magic wand. In the chemistry lab activity, young magicians mix chemicals to create combustible compounds. By applying these compounds to an iron wire, they create magic wands.
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What's Cooking
Learners complete a solar radiation activity. For this solar radiation lesson, students complete an experiment to learn about solar radiation. Learners make solar tea by using the energy of the Sun to brew tea.
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Energy for Free: Perpetual Motion Machines
Young scholars observe the "drinking bird" perpetual motion machine and critically examine the designs of other so-called perpetual motion machines. They use this experience to create their own definition of conservation of energy.
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Chemistry Foundations
Extensive notes on foundational chemistry concepts make up this resource. It summarizes the properties of matter, the periodic table, chemical nomenclature, and general chemical bonding. Design a set reading comprehension questions to go...
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Utah Open Textbook: Chemistry
Technology can help save money and add convenience. The resource offers a free textbook for a complete Chemistry course. The text begins with a review of the scientific method and continues to explain topics such as chemical bonding,...
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Challenging Thermodynamics Problems
In this thermodynamics worksheet, learners apply Hess's Law and review internal energy theory and heat capacity theory. Students use Boltzmann formula to calculate entropy and calculate the change in free energy. This worksheet has 12...
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Chem 152-Electrochemistry
In this electrochemistry worksheet, students solve a variety of problems including identifying parts of oxidation and reduction reactions, writing balanced equations for galvanic cells, determining free energy and equilibrium constants...
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A Potpourri of Thermo Questions
For this thermodynamics worksheet, students match terms to their definitions such as enthalpy, equilibrium, bond energy, and heat capacity. This worksheet has 20 words to match.
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Chemical Equilibrium
In this chemical reaction worksheet, students define equilibrium, determine what affects the progress of a reaction, and compare and contrast entropy and enthalpy. This worksheet has 5 fill in the blank, 5 short answer, and 16 problems...
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Organic Chemistry Practice Exam 3
In this organic chemistry instructional activity, students solve nine problems including predicting products of organic molecules, drawing mechanisms for reactions and drawing free energy diagrams.
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CONVECTION
Students experiment to produce a visual convection current in the classroom and compare it to the images taken of convection cells in the Sun. They analyze the source of the Sun's energy and this type of energy transport.
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Electrochemistry Sample Problems 2
In this electrochemistry worksheet, students determine the half reaction and the standard cell potential. Students identify the species that is the strongest oxidizing agent. This worksheet has 11 problems to solve.
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Thermodynamics Homework Problem Set
In this chemistry worksheet, students determine the equilibrium pressure of NO at each temperature listed. Then they explain why lowering the combustion temperature would have any effect on the NO emission. Students also use the values...
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Review for Thermodynamics Quiz
In this thermodynamics worksheet, students review kinetic and potential energy, enthalpy, entropy, and standard hear of formation. This worksheet has 1 short answer and 5 problem solving questions.
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Cellular Respiration stage 1: Glycolysis
Ten reactions involved with the process of glycolysis within cellular respiration are summarized here. The aerobic stages and anaerobic interactions leading to fermentation are detailed and wonderful diagrams to support the information...