All Redox chemistry articles – Page 4
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FeatureRecharging the future
As lithium-ion batteries are pushed to their limits, what technology could replace them?
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Exhibition chemistryCreating copper
Declan Fleming presents a beautiful demonstration with lots of teaching potential
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ResourceInvestigating the reaction between manganate(VII) and ethanedioate ions
Use a continuous monitoring method to investigate the redox reaction between potassium manganate(VII) and ethanedioate ions.
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ResourceThe best catalyst to decompose hydrogen peroxide
Develop learner’s ideas of catalysis with this open-ended problem using hydrogen peroxide.
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ResourceHelping an industrial chemist
Devise a method for making a copper catalyst dispersed on an aluminium oxide support.
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ExperimentTurning ‘red wine’ into ‘water’
Use acidified potassium permanganate – or ‘red wine’ – to make ‘water’, ‘milk’ and ‘lemonade’ in this engaging demonstration. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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ExperimentThe silver mirror test with Tollens’ reagent
Try this practical to explore the mirror-making reaction between silver nitrate (Tollens’ reagent) and glucose. Includes kit list, video and safety instructions.
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ExperimentHalogen reactions with iron wool
Illustrate an exothermic redox reaction by heating iron wool with chlorine, bromine and iodine with this demonstration. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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ExperimentMicroscale extraction of copper
Try this practical to reduce copper(II) oxide to copper using hydrogen, revealing their positions in the reactivity series. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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ExperimentInvestigating the solubility of lead halides
Encourage students to make and test predictions about the pattern of solubility among lead halides in this practical. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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Exhibition chemistryNailing corrosion demonstrations
Declan Fleming presents an experiment to illustrate the electrochemistry of rusting
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ResourceAspects of the platinum group metals │16–18 years
A teaching and comprehension exercise based on the principles by which the platinum group metals are extracted and separated
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ExperimentA simple oscillating reaction
Use this demonstration to illustrate an oscillating reaction as bromate ions oxidise malonic acid to carbon dioxide. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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ResourceChemistry Vignettes: Transition Metal Fundamentals
A series of short screencast videos to introduce transition metal chemistry
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ResourceChemistry Vignettes: Electrochemistry
A series of short screencast videos to introduce electrochemistry
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ExperimentOxidation of ethanol
In this class practical, ethanol is oxidised by acidified sodium dichromate to form ethanal and then ethanoic acid. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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ExperimentExtracting copper from copper(II) carbonate
Use this practical to produce copper from copper(II) carbonate, modelling the extraction of copper from malachite. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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ExperimentCatalysing the reaction of sodium thiosulfate and hydrogen peroxide
Illustrate the effect of a catalyst as sodium thiosulfate is oxidised by hydrogen peroxide in this demonstration. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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ExperimentA chromate–dichromate equilibrium
Try this class practical to investigate an equilibrium between chromate(VI), dichromate(VI) and hydrogen ions. Includes kit list and safety instructions.