Professor Dave Explains
Pericyclic Reactions 3
Professor Dave explains the science and theory behind pericyclic reactions (Part Three)
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Measuring For The Loss Of Mass In A Reaction
In this video, we’re going to learn about the loss of mass in a chemical reaction, how it happens and why we measure this. The total MASS of reactants will be the same as that of the products, as mass is always conserved in a chemical...
Zach Star
What is Civil Engineering?
In this video I discuss "What is civil engineering?" Most people probably know this major consists of working on bridges, buildings, dams, and so on. But you may not know that civil engineering is broken up into different subfields that...
Professor Dave Explains
Introduction to Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
Now that we've covered some basics regarding drug nomenclature, drug administration, and the ways they move through and interact with the body, it's time to dive into a survey of specific drugs so we can learn about as many as we can....
Visual Learning Systems
Investigating Chemical Reactions: Introduction
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 properties....
Professor Dave Explains
Assigning R/S on Fischer Projections
We've learned about stereochemistry and also how to assign absolute configuration (R/S) to stereocenters using the Cahn-Ingold-Prelog convention. But some students are forced to learn all of this on dreaded Fischer projections. These are...
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...
Professor Dave Explains
Stereospecificity vs. Stereoselectivity and Regiospecificity vs. Regioselectivity
Many organic chemistry students think that specificity and selectivity are essentially synonymous when describing the potential products of a chemical reaction. But this is not true! They have separate meanings and imply different...
Visual Learning Systems
Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks: Metamorphism
This video explains how heat, pressure and chemical reactions may transform one type of rock into another. The formation and classification of metamorphic and igneous rocks is highlighted. Other terminology includes: extrusive rock,...
Institute of Art and Ideas
Matter and Mind (long form version)
Neuroscience has enabled us to explain how the brain affects the body. Yet there is no theory to explain how the matter of the brain creates thought and experience. Is consciousness inexplicable because it is not part of the material...
Institute of Human Anatomy
Debunking the Myth of Zombies
In this video, the teacher explains why zombies are impossible by examining the stages of death and the decomposition process in the human body. They discuss the effects of rigor mortis, lack of oxygen to the brain, and the breakdown of...
Curated Video
Using Chemical Reactions to Produce Electricity: Cells and Batteries
The video explains how chemical reactions can be used to produce electricity, starting with cells and batteries. It describes how a simple cell is made by connecting two different metals with an electrolyte and explains how the potential...
Curated Video
Digestive Enzymes: Breaking Down Food for Nutrient Absorption
This video is a lecture presentation about digestive enzymes and how our bodies process the food we eat to extract important nutrients from it. The presenter explains the two types of digestion - mechanical and chemical, and focuses on...
Curated Video
Methods of Extracting Metals from Their Oxides
This video explains different chemical reactions used for extracting metals from their oxides. The video starts with the simple method of reduction with carbon for metals such as iron, where the metal oxide is reduced, and carbon is...
Curated Video
Crude Oil: Properties and Fractional Distillation
In this video, the presenter discusses crude oil - what it is, how it's formed, and how it's separated into its various components through fractional distillation. The video covers the different fractions of crude oil, their properties...
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Preparation and Properties of Dihydrogen
It explains preparation of Dihydrogen by Laboratory Method & Commercial Production
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What Is The Haber Process
What is the Haber Process, how does it work and where do we use it? In this education video by The Fuse Universal you are going to learn about: - How to conduct the Haber Process - Industrial Process for the Production of Ammonia - Uses...
Professor Dave Explains
Carbenes Part 1: Properties and Formation
We've learned about a variety of different unstable carbon species, like carbocations, carbanions, and carbon radicals. But there is one more to know, carbenes. These are carbon atoms with two bonds and two nonbonding electrons. They...
Professor Dave Explains
Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic Acid)
Now that we understand the basics regarding NSAIDs, let's dive into a few specific drugs from this class. First up, aspirin. This drug has been around for centuries, but now with a modern understanding of chemistry and biochemistry, we...
Science Buddies
Make a Lemon Volcano
Make a colorful erupting volcano in your kitchen with lemons and baking soda!
Science Buddies
How to Make Slime
It's gooey. It's sticky. It's slime! Learn to make your own homemade slime with this quick and easy recipe.
Learning Mole
The Digestive System
This human body video lesson is all about the digestive systema and how it fuels our body. Students will love this engaging and interactive video.This video serves as a great introduction or review video for your learners.
Professor Dave Explains
Ibuprofen and Naproxen (Advil/Motrin/Aleve)
Ibuprofen is another one of the most commonly prescribed drugs in the world, and is also another NSAID. It was developed in the 1960s, so let's get a closer look at ibuprofen and a similar drug named naproxen, so that we can compare...
Science Buddies
Make an Alka-Seltzer Powered Lava Lamp
Have you ever seen a lava lamp? They were the height of 1960's "groovy" room decorations. A few minutes after turning it on, a lava lamp has blobs of colored liquid floating towards the top of the lamp and then drifting back down. Making...