Obtaining Liquid Carbon Dioxide from Dry Ice
Michael Jansen | Tue, 02/21/2023 - 08:31
Michael Jansen offers one of his favorite demos - producing liquid CO2 from dry ice.
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The BCE (“Best Class EVER”) - Dry Ice Day
Yvonne Clifford | Mon, 12/19/2022 - 08:01
That it was the "Best Class EVER" seems to be the common refrain every year by most every one of Yvonne Clifford's students over the past 30 years after the Dry Ice Day. This is an engaging chemical to bring to the chemistry classroom or an outreach event because many concepts can be applied and it affords a great deal of fun and excitement!
Chemical Mystery #13: Bye Bye Blue!
Tom Kuntzleman | Mon, 11/19/2018 - 12:08
A simple, but tricky experiment is displayed. Can you figure out how the trick was done?
Baffling Balloons Trick with Easily Obtained Gases
Tom Kuntzleman | Tue, 09/25/2018 - 19:47
Based upon reader comments on previously published, Chemical Mystery #12, I experimented and found that this demonstration is easy to pull off with relatively inexpensive and easy to find materials.
Chemical Connections to Climate Change
Tom Kuntzleman | Wed, 01/25/2017 - 11:11
It is becoming increasingly important for citizens to understand various concepts related to climate change and global warming. This post describes several chemical concepts that are pertinent to these issues, in the hopes that teachers of science and chemistry can introduce the topic of climate change into their classrooms and everyday discussions.
The Dry-Ice-in-Water Cloud
Tom Kuntzleman | Sun, 12/04/2016 - 18:54
Have you ever wondered where the cloud comes from when dry ice is placed in water? If you think the answer is “atmospheric water vapor”, be sure to read this post because experimental evidence suggests that this explanation is wrong.
Solution to Chemical Mystery #6: The Case of the Collapsing Can
Tom Kuntzleman | Sun, 06/05/2016 - 17:12
Solution to Chemical Mystery #6 is presented. Also, concepts related to the chemical can crush demo are briefly discussed.
Wash Your Blues Away - With Chemistry!
Tom Kuntzleman | Thu, 09/03/2015 - 18:31
How does the blue to white color change occur in the foam of Scrubbing Bubbles or KABOOM Brand cleaners? Watch this video and find out.
Simple, Small-Scale Dry Ice Explosions
Tom Kuntzleman | Tue, 03/03/2015 - 10:17
A fun experiment to conduct when discussing phase diagrams is the melting of solid carbon dioxide (dry ice).