Chemistry Comes Alive!, Volume 1, 2nd Edition
Compiled by Jerrold J. Jacobsen and John W. Moore Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
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JCE Software is pleased to announce updated versions of Chemistry Comes Alive! Volumes 1 and 2. Now using state-of-the-art compression these new editions yield higher quality video with smaller file sizes and data rates better suited for WWW delivery. Video for Chemistry Comes Alive! Volume 3, Periodic Table Live! 2nd edition, ChemPages Laboratory, and Multimedia General Chemistry Problems use this new format. Chemistry Comes Alive! is a series of CD-ROMs for Macintosh and Windows computers. Chemistry truly does come to life through this collection of pictures, animations, and movies depicting chemical reactions. In Chemistry Comes Alive!, the emphasis is on the chemistry. Reactions are shown close up. Only where scale is important can more than the demonstrator's hands be seen. All movies in Chemistry Comes Alive! include a voice-over narration and the sound of a reaction is included when it is important. Reactions or demonstrations in Chemistry Comes Alive! illustrate an important aspect of chemistry, involve substances or equipment that are not available in many schools, or are hazardous or cause problems of disposal or cleanup. All are certain to stimulate students' curiosity and help them learn. The Chemistry Comes Alive! collection includes the images previously published in Periodic Table Videodisc, (1) ChemDemos Videodisc (2), ChemDemos II (3), and Titration Techniques Videodisc (4) as well as new video, graphics, and animations. The collection is divided into several CD volumes on related topics as recommended by a group of chemistry educators. Each volume contains many reactions and demonstrations grouped into a few broad categories, called Chapters. Chapters in each CD are shown in Table 2. Specific items are listed in Table 3. Table 2. Chemistry Comes Alive! Chapters Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 Combination Reactions Decomposition Reactions Double Exchange Reactions Electrical Properties of Matter Gases Single Exchange Reactions Stoichiometry Bonding Electronic Structure/Periodic Table Solids/Liquids Solutions Electrochemistry Enthlapy and Thermodynamics Oxidation­p;Reduction Table 3. Chemistry Comes Alive! Topics Volume 1 Acid-Base Titrations and Animation Ammonium Dichromate Volcano Atmospheric pressure Burning of Sulfur to produce Sulfur Dioxide Effusion of Gases Electrical Conductivity Electrochemical Series-Metal Trees Electrolysis of Aqueous Solutions Electrolysis of Water Electrostatic Attraction Exploding Soap Bubbles: Hydrogen + Oxygen Fluidity of Gases Gas Density: Light and Heavy Balloons Gas Volume Loss of mass of Marble due to reaction with Nitric Acid Nitrogen Triiodide Detonation Oxidation and Reduction of Copper Precipitation Reactions Reaction of Magnesium with Carbon Dioxide Reaction of Potassium and Bromine Reaction of Sodium and Chlorine Reactions of Metals + Iodine Hydrogen + Chlorine Cannon Redox Titration and Animation Thermite Reaction Thermodynamic vs Kinetic Control Forming Mercury(II) Iodide Water Gas Reaction Volume 2 Ammonia Fountain Boiling by Cooling Boyle's Law: J-Tube Canned Heat Colors of Elements in a Flame Conductimetric Titration Critical Point of Benzene Crystallization of Supersaturated Sodium Acetate Extraction of Acid with Base Ferrimagnetism Ferromagnetic Fluid Floating Squares Hardness of Solid Substances; Grinding Heat Conduction by Diamond Heat Treatment of a Metal Bobby Pin Ice Bomb Induction by Iron(II) of the Oxidation of Iodine by Dichromate Isotopes: Heavy Water Ice Cubes Like Dissolves Like: Demonstration and Exercise Liquefaction of Carbon Dioxide Memory Metal Mercury Barometers; Big Barometer Multiple Ammonia Fountains Osmotic Pressure, Hydrostatic Pressure Paramagnetism: Compounds; Oxidation States of Manganese; Nitrogen and Oxygen Piezoelectric Effect Plastic Sulfur Relative Reactivity of Alkali Metals Ring Strain Simulation of Dislocations in Metals Sodium Chloride Crystal Cleavage Superconductivity Thermochromism: Mercury(II) Iodide Vapor Pressure: Drinking Bird; Collapsing Balloon Vapor Pressure: H-bonding vs. dipole-dipole attraction; Molecular Polarity; Molecular Weight; Raoult's Law Viscosity of Liquids Volume 3 Ammonium Dichromate Volcano Aqua Regia Autocatalysis: Reaction of Permanganate with Oxalic Acid Blue Bottle; Red and Blue Bottle Canned Heat Chemical Properties of Sulfur Dioxide Chemiluminescence Copper in Concentrated Strong Acids Copper in Concentrated Sulfuric Acid Copper Penny with Concentrated Nitric Acid Crystallization of Supersaturated Sodium Acetate Electrochemical Series: Metal Trees Electrolysis of Aqueous Solutions Electrolysis of Water Endothermic Reaction Energy from Oxidation of Food Entropy Formation of Carbon from Carbohydrate Halogen/Halide Redox Reactions Iodine Clock Reaction Metal/Iodine Reactions and Cells Nitrogen Triiodide Detonation Orange Juice Clock Oscillating Reaction: Briggs­p;Rauscher Overvoltage Oxidation and Reduction of Copper Oxidation of Glycerin by Potassium Permanganate Oxidation States of Vanadium Photochemistry: Silver Pulsating Electrochemical Reaction: Mercury Beating Heart Reaction of Aluminum with Bromine Reaction of Chlorine with Acetylene Reaction of Chlorine with Aluminum Reaction of Chlorine with Copper Reaction of Chlorine with Hydrogen Reaction of Chlorine with Iodine Reaction of Chlorine with Iron Reaction of Chlorine with Natural Gas Reaction of Chlorine with Potassium Bromide Reaction of Chlorine with Potassium Iodide Reaction of Chlorine with Sodium Reaction of Magnesium with Carbon Dioxide Reaction of Magnesium with Oxygen Reaction of Nitrogen Monoxide with Oxygen to Form Nitric Acid Reaction of Potassium with Bromine Reactions of Iron with Sulfur, Zinc with Sulfur Reactions of Metals with Iodine Redox Titration and Animation Safety Match Chemistry: Red Phosphorus and Potassium Chlorate Simulated Lead Storage Battery Steam and Superheated Steam Sulfuric Acid into Water and Ice Thermite Reaction Writing with White Phosphorus Hardware and Software Requirements Computer CPU RAM Drives Graphics System Other Software (Included) WWW Browser (Not Included) Mac OS Compatible   PowerPC; 150 MHz recommended   24 MB   4 x CD-ROM Hard disk 800 x 600;  thousands or millions of colors  System 7.6.1  or higher  QuickTime 4  Netscape Navigator 4.0 or higher OR  Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher  Windows Compatible  Pentium; 150MHz   recommended  24 MB   4 x CD-ROM Hard Disk  800 x 600;  16-bit or 24-bit color   Windows 95/98  QuickTime 4  Netscape Navigator 4.0 or higher OR  Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher Literature Cited Banks, A. J. The Periodic Table Videodisc J. Chem. Educ. Software 1989, SP 1. Moore, J. W.; Jacobsen, J. J.; Hunsberger, L. R.; Gammon, S. D.; Jetzer, K. H.; Zimmerman, J. ChemDemos Videodisc; J. Chem. Educ. Software 1994, SP 8. Moore, J. W.; Jacobsen, J. J.; Jetzer, K. H.; Gilbert, G.; Mattes, F.; Phillips, D.; Lisensky, G.; Zweerink, G. ChemDemos II; J. Chem. Educ. Software 1996, SP 14. Jacobsen, J. J.; Jetzer, K. H.; Patani, N.; Zimmerman, J. Titration Techniques Videodisc; J. Chem. Educ. Software 1995, SP 9. Availability Available: Now
Note:	See the abstract for the Chemistry Comes Alive!, Volume 1, 1st Edition for examples from the CD.

First Published: July 1997

Citation: Jacobsen, J. J.; Moore, J. W. . Chemistry Comes Alive!, Volume 1, 2nd Edition J. Chem. Educ. Software SP18

Keywords: Lecture Aid; Computer Room; High School; General; Demonstrations

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