Chemical Equations in the Real World
- Synopsis
- Suitable for KS3/4 students, this (2009) chapterised DVD looks at the chemical processes and chemical equations behind the manufacture and/or use of five common products in everyday use:
· Soap - made from sodium/potassium salts of fatty acids; how the chemical structure of the soap molecule and its hydrophilic/hydrophobic properties provide the key to the cleaning power of soap.
· Polystyrene - two components: ‘styrene’ and air; properties of styrene; chemical structure of polystyrene molecule formed by addition polymerization, with gases added to expand the material.
· Aluminium - properties and uses; extraction and purification of aluminium from bauxite using Bayer process, turning alumina into aluminium by smelting based on electrolysis process; recycling aluminium.
· Paint - polymer structure of paint, and the role of resin, solvent and pigment; paint drying by evaporation of solvent or hardening into a tough film when exposed to air.
· Car batteries - batteries based on chemical reactions converted chemical energy into electrical energy; how a lead acid battery works; chemistry of oxidation and reduction reactions. - Language
- English
- Country
- Australia
- Year of release
- 2009
- Availability
- Out of distribution 2015
- Subjects
- Chemistry
- Keywords
- aluminium; paint; soaps; batteries; chemical equations; polystyrene
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 0 PAL
- Price
- £39.00
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 17 minutes
- Year
- 2015
Production Company
- Name
VEA
- vea@vea.com.au
- Web
- http://www.vea.com.au/ External site opens in new window
- Address
- 316 - 328 Napier Street
Fitzroy
3550 Victoria
Australia - Notes
- The company ceased trading June 2015.
Distributor
- Name
Boulton-Hawker Films Ltd
- Web
- http://www.boultonhawker.co.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01449 616200
- Fax
- 01449 677600
- Address
- Combs Tannery
Stowmarket
Suffolk
IP14 2EN
United Kingdom
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