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Organic Chemistry 1: The Carbon Connection

Synopsis
Investigates the properties of carbon and some of its uses. In six 10-minute segments: Carbon the Compromiser (discovery of a method to produce organic compounds, covalent bonds); The Shape of Carbon (planetary and quantum models of the atom, concept of bonding orbitals and stability of some organic compounds); Carbon Bonding; Fixing Fuels (fossil fuels, including removing impurities from national gas and the fractional distillation of petroleum); Polyethylene; Harvest of Enzymes.
Series
Concepts in Science: Chemistry, Series
Language
English
Country
Canada
Medium
Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min.
Year of production
1988
Availability
Sale; 1999 sale: £29.50 (+VAT +p&p)
Uses
A-level or introductory undergraduate chemistry.
Subjects
Chemistry
Keywords
carbon; organic chemistry

Production Company

Name

TV Ontario

Web
http://www.tvo.org External site opens in new window
Phone
+1 416 484 2886
Fax
+1 416 484 2896
Address
Box 200
Station Q
Toronto
Ontario
M4T 2T1
Canada

Distributor

Name

Viewtech Educational Media

Notes
NB. Viewtech ceased trading in 2014 and the company’s products are no longer in distribution

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