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Dr. Jim L. Bowyer of University of Minnesota answers all of your...

It's time to check out Group 17 on the periodic table, the halogens. This includes fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine, and tennessine. What can we say about their properties, reactivities, and applications? Let's find out!

Practice REAL problems from actual past IIT/JEE exams with Professor Dave!

Who couldn't use a little practice balancing equations? If you've seen my tutorial outlining how to do this, then you're ready for four rapid fire examples to make sure you're ready to do this on your own. Give them a shot!

This program covers the very important topic of hydrate compounds. We begin by discussing what a hydrate compound is and why they exist in nature. We discuss how to name hydrate compounds using numerous examples. The entire lesson is...

What are Theoretical yield and losses? This is an important concept within Chemistry. In this video we will discover this answer together!

The video describes various tests that can be used to identify different gases. The narrator goes through four different gases, hydrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and chlorine, and explains how to identify them. The video goes on to show...

Practice REAL problems from actual past IIT/JEE exams with Professor Dave!

For this one we will have to be able to interpret IUPAC nomenclature to draw molecular structure, including absolute configuration using the Cahn-Ingold-Prelog convention.

Need some organic chemistry practice? Here's a tricky mechanism to try!

Practice REAL problems from actual past IIT/JEE exams with Professor Dave!

This short video combines dynamic ozone visualizations with an interview with leading atmospheric NASA scientist, Dr. Paul Newman. Dr. Newman explains why ozone is important, he cites the ingredients that cause an ozone hole to form,...

It explains functional groups and nomenclature of organic compounds.

Follow a science teacher as she gets expert advice on how to demonstrate spectacular reactions from Groups 1 and 7 of the Periodic Table safely and effectively. Starting with Group1 elements, Dr Kay Stephenson from the Royal Society of...

Ammonia and bleach are very popular for cleaning surfaces. However, the fact that you should NEVER mix ammonia and bleach is so well-known because their combination may lead to the formation of dangerous, potentially hazardous byproducts...

An introduction to Friedel-Crafts chemistry.

Learn the basics about why aren't all atomic masses whole numbers? Find out more in this video!

Alkene Halogenation: Theory, Mechanism, Examples

It explains about Redox reactions in terms of electron transfer reactions.

Through animation and video footage students will learn that there are two basic types of catalysts, heterogeneous and homogeneous. Students will come to understand that catalysts have many practical applications and that scientists use...

Learn the basics about Electrolysis of Molten Compounds. What is electrolysis? What are molten compounds? Find out more in this video!

In previous videos, we have discussed complexes with a single metal center, but in this video we will focus on polynuclear transition metal complexes. Let's go through a couple examples and review how to check that the 18-electron rule...

Learn why not all atomic mass numbers are whole numbers.

The video describes the properties and reactions of alkaline metals found in Group one of the periodic table. It explains the electronic configurations of elements such as lithium, sodium, and potassium, and how they react with different...