Aqua regia, or royal water in Latin, is a solvent that can dissolve solid gold and platinum into a solution. Activity nine in a series of 36 allows classes to learn, through readings and answering questions, what a solution is and the...

Halogens comes from a Greek word which translates to make salt. Lesson 27 in the series of 36 teaches pupils about halogens. Pupils read, discuss, and answer questions in order to learn about haloalkanes and haloarenes. From defining...

Discusses the importance of solvent extraction, provides examples, looks at the importance of appropriate solvent selection, describes the conditions needed for extraction, and explains some of the methods used.

Discussion of water as a solvent. Includes material on hydrogen bonds, hydration, hydrophobic effect, acids, basses, and pH.

Solutions and their properties, solutions,concentration, etc.

Describes early uses of chloroform as an anesthetic and the dangers its use posed. Discusses its use as a solvent and some limited uses in dentistry and veterinary medicine. Chloroform was once used in some common products but is now...

Vacuum filtration is a technique for separating a solid product from a solvent or liquid reaction mixture. This comprehensive site addresses setting up and performing vacuum filtration.

This site provides a discussion of the physical properties of water. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.

Page uses movies and 3D images to explain how properties of water relate to polarity and hydrogen bonding.

This site gives a good explanation of osmosis and reverse osmosis. Also includes a scientific diagram of the process.

This resource provides information about the abuse and dangers of inhalants.

Gives examples of chemical interactions occurring in the human body, in the world around us, in foods, and in products we use.

Describes the many applications of propylene glycol and potential health concerns.

This site provides a basic definition of reverse osmosis, with a bit of a slant on why water pretreatment is important.

A chemical tutorial describes the term "aqueous" and features examples of how different substances dissolve.

This Chem4kids tutorial teaches the basic properties of solutions.