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Properties of Hydrogen
Hydrogen is a gas at room temperature, and is the first element in the periodic table. It has the chemical symbol H, but is usually found as a diatomic molecule of H2. It reacts with oxygen to form water. Hydrogen is a colourless,...
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Making Alcohols By Fermentation & From Ethane
Learn the basics about making alcohols by fermentation and from ethene, as part of organic chemistry.
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What Is Benzene
Learn the basics about the properties and chemistry of benzene, as a part of organic chemistry. Benzene is an organic molecule. Benzene is a colourless liquid at room temperature. Its boiling point is 80 degrees C. It’s found naturally...
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Distillation and Fractional Distillation: Separating Mixtures of Liquids
This is a video about the chemical separation process of distillation and fractional distillation, which separates liquids based on their boiling points. The video uses a simulator to demonstrate the process and explains how it is used...
Curated Video
The Origin of Earth Day Explained
On April 22, 1970, the US went climate crazy – as 20 million Americans took part in the very first Earth Day.
Curated Video
Introduction to Alkanes: Homologous Series and Naming
This video explains the basics of alkanes, a family of organic compounds found in crude oil. The video highlights the common features of alkanes, including the presence of single covalent bonds and the maximum amount of hydrogen in an...
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Fractional Distillation
In this video learn how fractional distillation separates crude oil into useful fractions, examples of these fractions and where they're used in everyday life.
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Synthetic Polymers
Learn the basics about synthetic polymers when learning about polymers as a part of the organic chemistry topic.
Professor Dave Explains
Synthetic Biology and Materials Science Part 1: Biological Manufacturing
We've discussed some aspects of biotechnology already, but we have yet to discuss the promising field of synthetic biology. We are now able to manipulate biological organisms in ways that have technological applications, and one of the...
Curated Video
Sustainability: Meeting Human Needs for Today and Tomorrow
The video is a lecture presentation on sustainability, discussing how we currently use the Earth's resources to meet basic human needs, the concept of sustainable development, and the finite and renewable resources available in the...
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Green Chemistry Principles - Renewable Feedstocks
Learn the basics about the renewable feedstocks principle of green chemistry, as a part of environmental chemistry. Many plastic products are derived from crude oil, which is a non-renewable resource. It takes millions of years for dead...
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Crude Oil Fractions & Their Uses
Learn the basics about the uses of crude oil fractions. Before watching this video you should watch our video explaining how crude oil is separated into it's different length hydrocarbon fractions by utilising the different boiling...
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Preparation of Middle Distillate SRM Blends
This video demonstrates how to blend NIST middle distillate certified reference materials. It is intended to be used in conjunction with NIST Special Publication SP 260-167 available at href='http://ts.nist.gov/MeasurementService...'...
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Green Gasoline
Like everyone else, George Huber knows money doesn't grow on trees. But, ask him where gasoline comes from and he won't just tell you, he'll show you. To fully understand, Science Nation recently went with Huber to a local lumber yard in...
CTE Skills
IND-PT - Crude Oil Distillation
Crude oil is processed into more useful petroleum products such as gasoline: diesel fuel: and jet fuel. In this video: learn the theory and process behind how crude oil distilation works.
Curated OER
The Story of Petroleum
An array of video clips, photographs, and drawings keep visual learners engaged, and an agreeable narration voice draws in auditory learners. It begins by explaining the formation of fossil fuels and progresses into how oil is located,...
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Green Chemistry - Principle 9
Plant power! Soy beans are now a common food product in many forms, but what else can they do? Learners observe as the narrator introduces soy beans as an earth-friendly alternative to oil for ink production in part nine of a...
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Hydrocarbon Cracking and Why It Is Done
Let's get cracking! But, what is hydrocarbon cracking? Chemistry scholars learn the how and why of a process that involves breaking long-chain alkanes down into smaller alkanes and an alkene. The narrator shows both common methods, as...
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Uses of Crude Oil Fractions
So many layers, so many uses! Chemistry pupils discover the many uses of the molecules separated from crude oil during the process of fractional distillation. The animated video covers such materials as plastic, kerosene, and diesel....
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Fractional Distillation
How do you untangle the hydrocarbon chains found in crude oil? The resource explains the process of fractional distillation, the method used to separate all of the useful molecules found in the world's most important nonrenewable...
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Coal, Oil and Gas Hydrocarbons
Where do the hydrocarbons we use for energy come from? Science scholars learn the origins of our fossil fuels in a short video. The animated video includes information on how fossil fuels formed, their uses, and how a number of useful...
Curated OER
Crude Oil
Watch the distillation process as a female narrator explains what is happening. Ideally you would demonstrate this process or have advanced classes work in lab groups to perform it themselves. If time is short or materials not available,...