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Polymer Chemistry: Crash Course Organic Chemistry
So far in this series we’ve focused on molecules with tens of atoms in them, but in organic chemistry molecules can get way bigger! Polymers are molecules that contain hundreds, thousands, or even millions of identical subunits. In this...
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Polymers - Crash Course Chemistry
Did you know that Polymers save the lives of Elephants? Well, now you do! The world of Polymers is so amazingly integrated into our daily lives that we sometimes forget how amazing they are. Here, Hank talks about how they were developed...
Curated Video
Simple rules for cast iron care
Taking good care of your cast iron (or carbon steel!) cookware starts with understanding the chemistry it relies on.
Catalyst University
Melanin Biochemistry: Eumelanin Biosynthesis From Tyrosine and Phenylalanine
Melanin Biochemistry: Eumelanin Biosynthesis From Tyrosine and Phenylalanine
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Condensation Polymerisation
Learn the basics about condensation polymerisation within the overall organic chemistry topic.
Professor Dave Explains
Types of Silicates Part 1: Orthosilicates, Disilicates, and Cyclosilicates
Silicates are a particularly complex class of minerals that all contain silica tetrahedra. Let's look at a few of the sub classes of silicates and the minerals in those groups to learn more about silicate structure. The 8 Classes of...
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Polymerisation of Ethene
Learn the basics about the polymerisation of ethene as a part of organic chemistry.
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Polymers Of Chloroethene & Propene
Learn how to draw out the formula of poly-chloroethene and poly-propene and learn about some of their uses in real life.
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Types of Polymerisation reactions
It explains various polymerization reactions, formation of polyethene, polyamide, polyester,phenol- formaldehyde. It also explain the vulcanization of rubber.
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Polymerisation of propene & chloroethene
Learn the basics about Polymerisation of propene & chloroethene. What is polymerisation? and what are propene and chloroethene? Find out more in this video!
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Alkenes and Alkynes
What is the difference in alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes? How can you remember which is which? Viewers learn about naming rules, cis-trans isomerism, hydrogenation, halogenation, polymerization, and triglycerides from a short video...
Khan Academy
Polymerization of Alkenes with Acid, Alkenes and Alkynes, Organic Chemistry
Again, Sal starts his lecture on polymerization with a review of the structure of his primary example. He draws it to show the valence electrons. The most likely behavior of the electrons is demonstrated, but then alternative mechanisms...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
DNA Transcription (Advanced Detail)
Transcription happens in every cell, including plants, animals, and in all living matter. Observe the process of transcription through a slow and detailed animation of the process. With each step described in detail, viewers comprehend...
Teacher's Pet
DNA Replication
It takes about 800 hours to replicate an average-sized human chromosome of single linear DNA. The video introduces the concept of DNA replication. It briefly explains the concepts of leading strands and lagging strands.
Fuse School
Thermosoftening and Thermosetting Polymers
Vulcanization has nothing to do with Star Trek or the god of fire. The video explains the difference between thermosoftening and thermosetting polymers and the role of vulcanization to the process. It lists many products pupils are...
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Synthetic Polymers
The use of biodegradable polymers revolutionized many branches of medicine. The video explains what synthetic polymers are and why they are important. Through numerous examples of real-life applications, scholars learn their importance...
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Designer Polymers
Some polymers occur naturally while others are synthetic, but scientists moved a step further when creating designer polymers. The video describes what a designer polymer is and its many uses. It highlights a few examples focusing on the...
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Natural Polymers
Natural polymers each display their own unique structure and function. The short video lists the many applications of these polymers in humans, animals, plants, and more. From DNA to erasers, natural polymers enhance our lives.
Bozeman Science
Molecules of Life
Introduce the macromolecules that make up living organisms. An instructive explains functional groups, dehydration and hydrolysis, and the four types of macromolecules. Video is the seventh in a series of 10.
Bozeman Science
Polymers
High school chemists concentrate on the formation of polymers through condensation reactions. A video also explains the process of breaking them down through hydrolysis.
Steve Spangler Science
Bounce No Bounce Balls - Cool Science Experiment
Steve Spangler plays a sneaky trick on Mark by giving him a rubber ball that doesn't bounce! Video viewers learn that different types of rubber have different properties. Show this in your physical science unit when teaching the...
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Fabricating Fabric: Nylon
Video explaining how nylon, the world's first synthetic cloth, came to be invented, and the chemistry of how it is made. Its importance in the Second World War is also described. [6:47]
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Crash Course Chemistry #41: Alkenes & Alkynes
A crash course in alkenes and alkynes, their structures, and how to remember which is which. [9:36]
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Crash Course Chemistry #45: Polymers
Hank talks about how polymers were developed an the different types that are common in the world today. [10:15]