The answers can be found on p676 of the PDF version of the Table of Contents.

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Chemistry Comes Alive!, Volume 4 is the fourth in a series of CD-ROMs for Macintosh and Windows computers. (Chemistry Comes Alive!, Volumes 1, 2, and 3 (1-3), are also available from JCE Software.) Volume 4 contains two main topics, Reactions in Aqueous Solution and Reactions of the Elements. Chemistry truly does come to life through this collection of pictures, animations, and movies depicting chemical reactions.

Topic I. Reactions in Aqueous Solution

Reactions in Aqueous Solution includes video of the mixing and subsequent reaction, if any, of aqueous solutions of inorganic compounds. The compounds and ions included are listed below. Reactions with a specific compound can be accessed either by selecting the compound from an alphabetical list of the compounds or from a matrix of reactions. There are more than 200 movies of reactions from which to choose. There are also still images of each reaction. Reactions are shown in which reactants are mixed in either order; there are images of solution 2 being added to solution 1 as well as images of solution 1 being added to solution 2.

In addition to videos of reactions, a quiz is available in which a matrix of unknown solutions is presented. Students attempt to identify the solutions by viewing video of each unknown solution as it is mixed with another unknown solution. Students may compare their observations from mixing the unknowns with reactions of known solutions.

Topic II. Reactions of the Elements

Reactions of the Elements includes video of the elements reacting with air, water, acids, and base. (This video is also used in JCE Software's popular Periodic Table Live! (4) and is included here to allow you greater freedom to use the video in your own presentations under the Chemistry Comes Alive! license.) In addition you may purchase an additional license that allows you to place all or a portion of the video on your WWW site. Contact JCE Software for more details.

Chemistry Comes Alive! Volume 4: Reactions in Aqueous Solution

Compounds and Ions

Ammonia, NH₃
Barium chloride, BaCl₂
Cadmium nitrate, Cd(NO₃)₂
Chromium(III) chloride, CrCl₃
Cobalt(II) chloride, CoCl₂
Copper(II) nitrate, Cu(NO₃)₂
Copper(II) sulfate, CuSO₄
Hydrochloric acid, HCl
Iron(II) ion, Fe²⁺
Iron(III) ion, Fe³⁺
Lead(II) nitrate, Pb(NO₃)₂
Manganese(II) chloride, MnCl₂
Mercury(I) nitrate, Hg₂(NO₃)₂
Mercury(II) ion, Hg²⁺
Nickel(II) nitrate, Ni(NO₃)₂
Silver nitrate, AgNO₃
Sodium bromide, NaBr
Sodium carbonate, Na₂CO₃
Sodium chloride, NaCl
Sodium hydroxide, NaOH
Sodium iodide, NaI
Sodium sulfate, Na₂SO₄
Sodium sulfide, Na₂S
Strontium chloride, SrCl₂
Sulfuric acid, H₂SO₄
Zinc nitrate, Zn(NO₃)₂

About the Chemistry Comes Alive! Series

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. Most 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 have been chosen because they 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! series is divided into several CD volumes on related topics as recommended by a group of chemistry educators.

How to Use This CD-ROM

The Chemistry Comes Alive! CD-ROMs are organized in the manner of a World Wide Web site. You access their contents with a browser such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer. Chemistry Comes Alive! Volume 4 provides links to JCE Online where you can find information about other Chemistry Comes Alive! volumes. JCE Software hopes you will let us know how you use Chemistry Comes Alive! in your classroom so that we can share with others contributed ideas, lessons, or instructional materials that utilize Chemistry Comes Alive!

The movies on this CD-ROM are QuickTime movies. In addition to viewing with a WWW browser, the video can be played directly using QuickTime MoviePlayer. Images from the CD can be easily incorporated into multimedia presentations or lessons. Use of the Bookmark function of the Web browser is a particularly convenient method of organizing material for a lecture or for a student lesson. Remember that an additional license must be purchased before you place video from any CCA! volume on your local WWW server.

Images of the reactions of potassium, selected from movies on Reactions of the Elements

Acknowledgments

Funding for Chemistry Comes Alive! was provided by the National Science Foundation, New Traditions, grant DUE-9455928 and National Science Foundation, Instructional Materials Development grant ESI-9154099.

Many individuals made significant contributions to the development of this project. These include Alton Banks, North Carolina State University; Joe March, University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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Literature Cited

1. Jacobsen, J. J.; Moore, J. W. Chemistry Comes Alive! Vol. 1; J. Chem. Educ. Software 1998, SP 18.
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3. Jacobsen, J. J.; Moore, J. W. Chemistry Comes Alive! Vol. 3; J. Chem. Educ. Software 2000, SP 23.
4. Banks, A. J.; Holmes, J. L.; Jacobsen, J. J.; Kotz, J. C.; Moore, J. W.; Robinson, W. R.; Schatz, P. F.; Tweedale, J.; Young, S. Periodic Table Live! 2nd Edition; J. Chem. Educ. Software 1999, SP17.