Instructional Video6:51
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3D Hexagonal Closed Packing Layered Perfection

9th - Higher Ed
Layered Perfection: 3D Closed Packing from Hexagonal Layers"

The process of obtaining three-dimensional (3D) close packing from hexagonal layers involves stacking two-dimensional hexagonal layers one above the other in a specific...
Instructional Video7:28
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Citrus Fruit Battery

6th - 12th
We use lemons and strips of zinc and copper to make a battery. First, strips of copper and zinc are added to one lemon and they are connected across a voltmeter. This is repeated, this time with more lemons and metal plates, until a...
Instructional Video6:56
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Metal Extraction

6th - 12th
We extract copper metal from copper chloride solution using electrolysis. The electric current causes copper to form at one electrode and chlorine gas to form at the other. The presence of chlorine is tested using blue litmus paper....
Instructional Video5:15
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Ion Migration

6th - 12th
We separate the ions in copper dichromate gel using electrolysis. We see the positive blue copper ions move to the negative electrode and the negative yellow chromate ions move to the positive electrode. Chemistry - Reactions - Learning...
Instructional Video4:53
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Silver Tree

6th - 12th
We demonstrate a displacement reaction using silver nitrate and copper. A tree-shaped piece of copper is submerged in silver nitrate solution. The silver ions displace the copper and the tree slowly becomes coated with silver metal. At...
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University of Nottingham

University of Nottingham: Periodic Table of Videos: Copper

9th - 10th
A look at the properties of copper, including its role in transporting oxygen in the blood of crustaceans. [8:13]