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Fortman, John J.; Battino, Rubin – Journal of Chemical Education, 1990
Described are demonstrations provided for secondary school students designed to illustrate the fun and wonder of chemistry and learning by experimentation. A list of the contents for the videotapes and suggestions for discussions using the videotapes are provided. (CW)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, Demonstrations (Educational)
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Fortman, John J. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1994
Shares some pictorial analogies useful in developing an understanding of the nature of electrolytes in solution. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, Higher Education, Science Education
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Fortman, John J.; Rush, Andrea C.; Stamper, Jennifer E. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1999
Presents several variations on a demonstration in which alcohol vapors are combusted in large small-necked bottles, causing a blue flame to shoot from the bottle's mouth. Describes variations with different pure alcohols, temperature, alcohol/water solution concentration, oxygen concentration, type of container, and the addition of salt for color.…
Descriptors: Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, Demonstrations (Science), Higher Education