Outreach: colour change chemistry

2015-08-13T13:08:00+01:00

Chemicals and materials which change colour are fun and useful. In this activity you will see two colour change chemistry demonstrations.

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Colour change chemistry: Handout
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Colour change chemistry: Instructions
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Additional information

Prepare blue bottle or traffic light colour changing bottle for class use.

This activity was demonstrated by the RSC at the Big Bang Fair 2014, and is a featured resource in our autumn 2015 ‘Get colourful with chemistry’ theme.

Specification

Republic of Ireland
- Leaving Certificate
  - Chemistry
    - 1. Periodic table and atomic structure
      - 1.5 Oxidation and Reduction
        Dpeth of Treatment
        Introduction to oxidation and reduction: simple examples only, e.g. Na with Cl₂, Mg with O₂, Zn with Cu²⁺.
        Oxidising and reducing agents.

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