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Underwater Fireworks Underwater Fireworks
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Professor Mark Wendt, UW Madison, explains and demonstrates "underwater fireworks."

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Supersaturated Solution Crystalization Supersaturated Solution Crystalization
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Dr. Adam van Wynsberghe, UW Madison, pours a supersaturated Sodium Acetate solution onto a single crystal of the solid. This crystal, known as the seed, creates a template for the precipitation of the supersaturated solution.

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Associate Lecturer Adam van Wynsberghe, UW Madison, demonstrates an endothermic reaction. Before carring out the reaction, he applied a thin layer of water to the top of the board, and placed the beaker on top.

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Supersaturated Solution class participation Supersaturated Solution class participation
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Video duration: 72 seconds

Dr. Adam van Wynsberghe allows one of his Chemistry 104 students to duplicate the experiment demonstrated earlier, in which a supersaturated solution of Sodium Acetate was poured on a seed crystal, causing instant precipitation.

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Genie in the bottle Genie in the bottle
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Video duration: 76 seconds

Lecture Demonstrator James Maynard, UW Madison, demonstrates and explains the use of Manganese Dioxide to catalyze the decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide.

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Fire without a spark Fire without a spark
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Lecture Demonstrator James Maynard, UW Madison, sprays ethanol onto highly toxic Chromium (VI) Oxide. Kids, don't try this one at home.

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Fire Cascade Fire Cascade
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James Maynard, Lecture Demonstrator for the University of Wisconsin Madison and possibly one of the greatest men alive today, shows off the highly reactive qualities of denatured Lead Tartrate.

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The softest explosive The softest explosive
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Lecture Demonstrator James Maynard, UW Madison, uses a peacock feather to trigger a small amount of Nitrogen Triiodide.

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Hydrogen Peroxide Decomposition Hydrogen Peroxide Decomposition
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Associate Lecturer Adam van Wynsberghe, UW Madison, demonstrates the role of a catalyst, manganese dioxide, in the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen.

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Thermite Reaction Thermite Reaction
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Associate Lecturer Adam van Wynsberghe, UW Madison, demonstrates an exothermic reaction while teaching about Gibbs free energy. Although he admits it has little to do with Gibbs free energy, it is "really cool." My camera had a bit of trouble with the intense reaction.

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Ethanol Combustion with explanation Ethanol Combustion with explanation
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Video duration: 77 seconds

Professor Mark Wendt, UW Madison, explains his apparatus for the ethanol combustion reaction, and then makes it go boom.

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Arc Ignition Arc Ignition
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Video duration: 26 seconds

Lecture Demonstrator James Maynard, UW Madison, uses an electrical arc created by a generator to ignite a white powder. The white powder is one of the most efficiently burning substances known, and I haven't included it's formula as it's been linked to terrorism. And I forgot to write it down.

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Large-Scale Ethanol combustion Large-Scale Ethanol combustion
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Professor Mark Wendt of UW Madison shows his Chemistry 103 students an ethanol combustion reaction with a much larger volume than the previous three.

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Pretty lights Pretty lights
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Lecture Demonstrator James Maynard, UW Madison, ignites a mixture of NO and CS2. Cover your eyes!

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Guncotton Guncotton
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Lecture Demonstrator James Maynard, UW Madison, demonstrates "guncotton," cotton which has been nitrated. Guncotton was practically produced first in 1846, and was intented for heavy ordinance weapons, with some limited use continuing today.

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