TopicChapter-SectionName of Videodisc DemonstrationDescription
Bonding and Molecular Structure1cMethane Molecular ModelsBall and stick model
Space filling model
Tetrahedral geometry
Shows how 2 dimensional projection formulas are derived
2aEthaneBall and stick model
Space filling model
Free rotation about C-C bond
Projection diagram of staggered and eclipsed conformations
2bButaneBall and stick model
Space filling model
Free rotation about C-C bond
Projection diagram of gauche and anti conformations
2cCyclopropaneBall and stick model
2dCyclobutaneBall and stick model
2eCyclopentaneBall and stick model
2fCyclohexaneBall and stick model
Space filling model
Chair and boat conformations
Axial and equatorial positions
Projection drawing of chair conformation
3bModels of Straight Chain AlkanesSpace filling models of straight chain hydrocarbons from C5 to C10
Can be correlated with boiling points (3a)
3dModels of Hexane IsomersSpace filling models of 5 isomers of C6H14
Can be correlated with boiling points (3c)
4aLight Initiated Bromination of PentaneBromine is added to 2 test tubes containing pentane. One tube is masked, and the other irradiated with light. The tube exposed to light looses the bromine color and pH paper shows evolution of an acidic gas.
Structure of 3 monobrominated isomeric products are shown
Mechanism of free radical substitution is shown
5cMolecular Model of EthyleneBall and stick model
Space filling model
7cMolecular Model of AcetyleneBall and stick model
Space filling model
8aMolecular Model of BenzeneBall and stick model
planar geometry
9aChiral and Achiral ObjectsFamiliar objects and molecular models are shown with their mirror reflections. The mirror is removed and the objects tested for superimposability
13fPurple BenzeneThe ionic solid potassium permanganate does not dissolve in nonpolar benzene. A crown ether complexes with the potassium ion to produce a purple solution
Molecular model of crown ether
Crown ethers discovered by Charles Peterson who received Nobel Prize in 1987

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