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Please use the links below to view examples of Chemistry events and classroom experiments.

Carleton University Chemistry Magic Show
(Magic Show photos compliments of Chris Strangemore)

October 10, 2008

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Carleton University Chemistry Magic Show

February 23, 2008

Magic Paper and an Iodine Clock
Making Slime
Spontaneous Combustion
Elephant Toothpaste
Lycopodim: Surface Area Matters
Exploding Methane, Acetylene, and Hydrogen
Sodium and Potassium in Water
Thermite: Rust + Aluminum = Molten Iron
Spontaneous Combustion of an M&M
Carleton University Magic Show News ReportCourtesy of Algonquin College students Jenni Beharry, Amanda Barakat, Justin Stratton, and Amit Mann.

Bob Burk’s CHEM 1000 Demonstrations

Charles’ Law
Electrical Conductivity of Solutions
Effect of Temperature on an Equilibrium Reaction
Endothermic Reaction
Enthalpy of a Chemical Reaction
Hydrogen Explosion
Paramagnetism of Liquid Oxygen
Reactions of Sodium and Potassium with Water
Reduction of Copper
Oxidation of Copper
Making Nylon
Acetylene Explosion
The Geiger Counter
The Electric Pickle

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