Basics of Chemistry demos and videos are listed by the following categories:
Chemical and Physical Properties	Energy, Heat, and Temperature	States of Matter
Density and Specific Gravity	Measurements, Unit Conversions, and Significant Figures	Miscellaneous
Chemical and Physical Properties
Demo Name	Brief Description	Demo Notes	Demo #	Type of Item	Suggested uses
Reaction of alkali metals with water	Na, K in water.  Reaction rate increases as you go down the period.	Also on video: Close up on Chemistry Ealy 2:40 (5:57 min),  Media Guild Periodic Table near beginning	5	Demo
Explosive reaction of hydrogen and oxygen (balloons)	Hydrogen alone gives a swoosh and boom, hydrogen:oxygen 2:1 is very loud with percussion (you feel the explosion)	Also video on Shakashiri tape 2 #20 and #21	8	Demo
Combustion of magnesium in carbon dioxide (dry ice block)	The burning is bright enough to light up the entire lecture hall		16	Demo
Nonburning money / hand on fire	50:50 EtOH:H2O  The ethanol solution is poured on the table and lighted, the hand is plunged down into it, displayed on fire, then waved to put out the flame.    The bill or towel can be soaked and "burned" but it isn't consumed.	Always practice first to be sure the solution is still good.	29	Demo
Thermal expansion of gases	Dry ice is placed in balloon, plastic bag or rubber glove and sealed, then with time inflates the object.	It usually won't explode the balloon, but might break the seal on the bags to give a pop sound.  Also on Shakashiri tape 2 #29	30	Demo
Reaction of alkali metals with water	Reaction rate increases as you go down the period.	Close up on Chemistry Ealy 2:40 (5:57 min.  Set timer to zero when first text rolls on screen.)	M1	Movie
Explosive reaction of hydrogen and oxygen	Hydrogen alone gives a swoosh and boom, hydrogen:oxygen 2:1 is very loud with percussion (you feel the explosion)	Shakashiri tape 2 #20 and #21	M2	Movie
Thermal expansion of gases	Dry ice sublimes and inflates the container.	Shakashiri tape 2 #29	M8	Movie
Density and Specific Gravity
Demo Name	Brief Description	Demo Notes	Demo #	Type of Item	Suggested uses
Water balloon volume -	How much water does a balloon hold?		87	Demo
Density of liquids and solids-	Coke sinks in water while diet Coke floats.  A large graduated cylinder can be filled with various solvents and objects dropped in float according to their densities.	The water tub we use for the Na/K in water is filled with water.  Dr. Pepper cans that are wrapped in foil are set into the water to see which one will float or sink.  Unwrapped cans are shown to illustrate that diet soft drinks float and regular sink because of the added weight of the sugar.  Water, hexane, oak, cork, Hg, brass; Coke vs. diet Coke; various "cocktails" and 3 layered liquids; An empty 2L bottle is the approximate volume of the lung?  Also on Shakhashiri tape III #65	128	Demo
Density of liquids and solids		Shakhashiri tape III #65	M42	Movie
Energy, Heat, and Temperature
Demo Name	Brief Description	Demo Notes	Demo #	Type of Item	Suggested uses
Superheated steam	Water is boiled in a paper cup or bag over a bunsen burner.  A copper coil containing steam is heated with burners causing the steam to char paper.		66	Demo
Liquid nitrogen experiment (and Fun-frozen fruit, balloons) and thunderstorm	Frozen fruit, Thunderstorm	very popular.  For the frozen fruit: Various items are placed in a bucket containing liquid nitrogen.  Once frozen, the items are thrown against the floor or whacked on the table to shatter.  Audience volunteers makes this the most fun.  For the thunderstorm:  Heat a huge metal coffee pot of water (use 1/2 as much if too heavy).  Pour 5-10 L of liquid nitrogen into very large plastic tub.  Pour the hot water into the tub of liquid nitrogen all at once and step back.  There will be an immediate kaboom and a white cloud several feet up that rains down onto anybody close by.  The person pouring won't be able to see a thing because they will be surrounded by a cloud fog and rained onto.  When I did it, I ended up with ice drops on my pants.  Move or cover anything you don't want wet and be prepared to mop up at the end, especially if there will be another class in there.  Some have said that this is the highlight of any circus.	67	Demo
Measurements, Unit Conversions, and Significant Figures
Demo Name	Brief Description	Demo Notes	Demo #	Type of Item	Suggested uses
Water balloon volume -	How much water does a balloon hold?		87	Demo
States of Matter
Demo Name	Brief Description	Demo Notes	Demo #	Type of Item	Suggested uses
Three states of matter (NO2)	Not available - may be able to do in a hood, outside, or tape demo for use in class.	Risk of NO2 container breaking--need Sargent-Welch #4426.  On Shakhashiri Tape 2 #29; Close up on Chemistry Ealy 46:16 (2:56 min)  (Ealy set timer to zero when first line of text scrolls onto screen.)  See also demo #37.	01.x	Demo
Three states of matter (NO2)		Shakhashiri Tape 2 #29; Close up on Chemistry Ealy 46:16 (2:56 min)  (Ealy set timer to zero when first line of text scrolls onto screen)	M49	Movie
Miscellaneous
Demo Name	Brief Description	Demo Notes	Demo #	Type of Item	Suggested uses
Guncotton vs. cotton, and light sticks -flash of light, glowing light	Take a shred of the guncotton and put it on a watch glass.  Use a long matchstick to light it, and it produces a bright flash of yellow light.	The light sticks can be at different temperatures before reaction.  Also on Close up on Chemistry Ealy 18:04 (1:50 min)  (Set timer to zero when first text rolls on screen.)	88	Demo	Weigh guncotton if you want to use it to illustrate conservation of mass (balance put on document camera with high brightness will show up).  You can reweigh the watch glass to show that most of the products were given off as a gas, and there is very little residue left.  You can contrast this to light sticks (glow in the dark chemical tubes) because before and after activation their weight stays the same since it is a closed system, no gases were given off and lost, etc.
Fash bulbs and Tesla coil	A tesla coil is used to burn flash cubes.	They can be weighed before and after to show that it was a closed system and the weight didn't change.	160	Demo
Combustion of trinitrocellulose	Gun cotton - 4 days preparation.  Not available - may be able to do in a hood, outside, or tape demo for use in class.	don't make, but buy instead-see demo #88	18.x	Demo
Guncotton vs. cotton, and light sticks -flash of light, glowing light	Take a shred of the guncotton and put it on a watch glass.  Use a long matchstick to light it, and it produces a bright flash of yellow light.	Close up on Chemistry Ealy 18:04 (1:50 min)  (Set timer to zero when first text rolls on screen.)	M31	Movie	Weigh guncotton if you want to use it to illustrate conservation of mass (balance put on document camera with high brightness will show up).  You can reweigh the watch glass to show that most of the products were given off as a gas, and there is very little residue left.  You can contrast this to light sticks (glow in the dark chemical tubes) because before and after activation their weight stays the same since it is a closed system, no gases were given off and lost, etc.