Spectacular Chemical Experiments

Written by the author of the award-winning "Chemische Kabinettstücke" this book demonstrates over 80 enjoyable, impressive and sometimes almost unbelievable chemical experiments for the classroom, lecture hall or home. All the experiments are explained in full, and have been tested several times such that their successful reproduction is guaranteed.
Grouped into several cycles -- water, the color blue, the color red, soles, and self-organization -- the topics are perfect for experimental lectures or school projects. Detailed illustrations and the lively writing style make this book equally attractive to readers interested in chemistry, even if they are unable to perform the experiments.

Autorentext
Professor Herbert W. Roesky (born in 1935) is Professor for Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Gottingen. As departmental director at the University of Frankfurt/Main and Gottingen for many years, he has influenced the development of Inorganic Chemistry in Germany as nobody else. Since ever his special concern was focused on promoting students and youngster's interest in chemistry, which is supported by his several book publications and an annual christmas lecture given at the University of Gottingen.
Besides numerous honory doctorates he was awarded with the Leibniz Prize and the Grand Prix de la Maison de Chimie. For his book "Chemische Kabinettstucke", which was translated in many languages, he received the Literaturpreis of the "Fond der chemischen Industrie".

Klappentext
Written by the author of the award-winning "Chemische Kabinettstucke" this book demonstrates over 80 enjoyable, impressive and sometimes almost unbelievable chemical experiments for classroom, lecture hall or home. Every experiment is explained in full, and has been tested several times such that the successful reproduction is guaranteed.
Grouped into several cycles -- water, the color blue, the color red, soles, and self-organization -- the topics are perfect for experimental lectures or school projects. Detailed illustrations and the lively writing style make this book attractive to every reader interested in chemistry who will be spellbound and educated at the same time.

Inhalt

Foreword V

Preface XIII

Part I: Water 1

Experiment 1 Spontaneous ignition by adding water 3

Experiment 2 Blowing-up an iron ball 5

Experiment 3 Hydration 7

Experiment 4 Osmosis 11

Experiment 5 Re-gelation of ice 15

Experiment 6 Sugar coal by splitting off water from sugar with sulfuric acid 17

Experiment 7 Sodium billiards 19

Experiment 8 Boiling water in a paper bowl 23

Experiment 9 The density differences of H2O and D2O 25

Experiment 10 Fire under water 27

Experiment 11 Safe production of detonating gas 29

Experiment 12 Fuel cell for hydrogen and oxygen 33

Experiment 13 Hydrogen in status nascendi 35

Experiment 14 Effusion of hydrogen 37

Experiment 15 Freezing mixture 39

Experiment 16 Rapid crystallization 41

Experiment 17 Magic eggs 43

Experiment 18 Colored kinetics 47

Experiment 19 Flushing peppermint tea 49

Experiment 20 Chemiluminescence 51

Experiment 21 The colors white-yellow-black 53

Experiment 22 Nitrogen and hydrogen by electrolysis 55

Experiment 23 Demonstration of the plasma state: A sparkling cross 57

Part II: The color blue 59

Experiment 24 Witching hour 61

Experiment 25 Molybdenum blue 63

Experiment 26 Combustion of sulfur in oxygen 65

Experiment 27 Phosphorus salt pearl or cobalt salt pearl 67

Experiment 28 Fehling's solution 69

Experiment 29 Activated carbon decolorizes water blue 71

Experiment 30 Blue bottle The blue miracle 73

Experiment 31 Generation of blue (N2O3) dinitrogen trioxide 75

Experiment 32 Bleaching with a household product 77

Experiment 33 Ink blue solvated electrons 79

Part III: The color red 81

Experiment 34 Purple or colorless an entertaining demonstration 83

Experiment 35 A red component in newspapers 85

Experiment 36 Bleaching of tomato juice with chlorine on a micro scale 87

Experiment 37 Production of non-drinkable red wine 89

Experiment 38 Red wine as a color indicator 91

Part IV: Colloids, sols, and gels 93

Experiment 39 Silica gel from alkali silicates 95

Experiment 40 Red gold 97

Experiment 41 Red gold sol 99

Experiment 42 Blue gold sol 101

Experiment 43 Cherry red gold sol 103

Experiment 44 The blue gold 105

Experiment 45 Silver sol by electric discharge 107

Experiment 46 How to make a silver sol 109

Experiment 47 The reaction of silver nitrate with tannin 111

Part V: Fascinating experiments by self-organization 113

Experiment 48 Dissipative structures: Chemical patterns in aqueous solution 115

Experiment 49 Acidic acid butyl ester in the presence of bromocresol green 119

Experiment 50 Precipitation using the gas phase 121

Experiment 51 Methods become accepted: Nessler's reagent and gaseous ammonia 123

Experiment 52 Reduction of KMnO4 with ethyl alcohol 125

Experiment 53 Alcohol test 129

Experiment 54 An old hat with new feathers: the precipitation of AgCl with HCl gas 133

Part VI: Chemical varieties 135

Experiment 55 A chemical buoy 137

Experiment 56 Flower power 139

Experiment 57 Münchhausen: the flying styrofoam ball 141

Experiment 58 The remarkable rocket 145

Experiment 59 Eatable burning banana 149

Experiment 60 Burning pecan 151

Experiment 61 Sparks and shining fire 153

Experiment 62 Like magic . . . the reduction of copper oxide 157

Experiment 63 Electric current from a beer can 159

Experiment 64 Magnesium powder burning in the air 161

Experiment 65 The alchemist's gold 163

Experiment 66 Imitate a spider 165 Experiment 67 Is it me...