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This playlist provides clips that convey many key concepts in Chemistry.

The Martian: Hot Stuff

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radioisotope thermoelectric generator

radioactive isotope

Astronaut Mark Watney digs up the buried radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) so that he can use it as a power source for his heater. He explains the dangers of using an RTG near humans.

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Malcolm in the Middle: Chemistry Mishap

Malcolm accidentally creates a level 3 toxic biohazard instead of a stink bomb because he didn't ...

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Thomas Edison's Secret Lab: Follow Your Nose

Per Thomas Edison's suggestion, The Secret Labbers visit Frederick Soddy to better understand rad...

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Numb3rs: Radiocarbon Dating Explanation

Charlie explains radiocarbon dating and how it is used to calculate the approximate age of an obj...

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Mr. Bean: Chemistry Experiment

Mr. Bean shows off exactly what NOT to do in a chemistry lab.

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CrashCourse: Covalent Bonds

Tom Green explains the covalent bonds between carbon and methane, and he represents them using a ...

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CrashCourse: That's Why Carbon is a Tramp

Hank explains the properties of Carbon and its flexible bonding criteria, which allows it to bond...

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01:43

CrashCourse: Ionic Bonds

Ionic bonding is a type of chemical bond that involves the attraction between oppositely charged ...

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01:02

The Simpsons: A World Without Zinc

Bart watches a short film about a boy named Jimmy who lives in a world without zinc. The film exp...

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03:15

MythBusters: Blowing Up A Bathtub

The MythBusters have already debunked the myth that a few grams of caesium (Cs) or rubidium (Rb) ...

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03:04

Crash Course: Biology: Water Density & Heat Capacity

Hank explains why solid water is less dense than liquid water even though solids are typically mo...

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04:05

The Magic School Bus: How Water Changes

The class goes to Water Land and learns about how water changes when it is exposed to different a...

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02:44

Crash Course: Biology: Classification of Fats

Hank explains the different types of fat (saturated, unsaturated, omega-3, trans) that exist and ...

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02:12

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York: Marv Gets Shocked, Harry Blows Up

Kevin sets up clever contraptions throughout the house that utilize science to inflict more pain ...

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01:08

The Big Bang Theory: The Big Bang Theory Intro

This intro song to The Big Bang Theory covers topics such as the origins of the universe, univers...

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02:47

GENIUS by Stephen Hawking: How Atoms Are Created

A group of participants attempts to understand the purpose of the machine and the magnets given t...

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00:46

Community: Truth Serum

Annie injects Troy with sodium thiopental (Sodium Pentothal) so that he will divulge information ...

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03:11

Daylight: In the Tunnel

Disaster strikes in a New York tunnel as explosions collapse both ends of it; a combustion ensues.

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03:19

Crash Course: Biology: You Are What You Eat: Biological Molecules

Hank explains that biological molecules are essential sources of energy. They are used for energy...

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03:39

CrashCourse: Hunting for Properties

This video simply discusses what properties of matter are and explains a few properties, such as ...

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02:35

MacGyver: Water and Oil

MacGyver explains that, when two substances cannot mix together, they create an immiscible liquid...

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04:23

Crash Course: Biology: Water: Liquid Awesome

An introduction to the properties of H2O and its components: hydrogen and oxygen. This clip also ...

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01:21

The Big Bang Theory: Sheldon Finds New Elements

Sheldon finds out that the new chemical elements he helped discover were found because of a mathe...

23

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02:01

Jaws 2: Brody Electrocutes Shark

Brody kills the shark by baiting it to bite on an electric cable. Because the salt water conducts...

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03:13

Bill Nye, the Science Guy: Phases of Matter

Bill explains the three states of matter: solids, liquids, and gases. He explains that these stat...

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01:33

The Graham Norton Show: Daniel Radcliffe Sings The Elements

In this video, Daniel Radcliffe sings Tom Lehrer's song, "The Elements" on the Graham Norton show...

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03:39

Flubber: Discovering Flubber

Professor Philip Brainard creates Flubber and tries to learn more about it. He performs quick tes...

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04:45

MythBusters: Swimming in Syrup

The MythBusters test if the extra thrust you get from swimming through syrup counteracts the adde...

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00:27

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Will Smith Studies the Periodic Table

Will Smith "studies" the periodic table by dancing to the music and reciting element names. An ex...

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02:14

The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Three-Year-Old Periodic Table Expert

Three-year-old Brielle showcases her knowledge of the periodic table. Some of the elements that s...

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00:37

Big Hero 6: Nerd Lab

Honey Lemon demonstrates chemical metal embrittlement by infusing multiple elements with tungsten...

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01:54

Bill Nye, the Science Guy: Movement of Heat

Bill Nye explains that heat is energy and can be used to do work, such as keep up warm, run an en...

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03:16

Real Genius: Excimer Laser

Chris and Mitch build an excimer laser and explain how it works to the group. Chris states that t...

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01:32

The Martian: Hot Stuff

Astronaut Mark Watney digs up the buried radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) so that he c...

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04:16

Monty Python and the Holy Grail: She's a Witch!

The townsmen believe the lady is a witch because she is dressed as one, and Sir Bedevere asks the...

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03:28

Two and a Half Men: Alan Tests Anxiety Medication

Alan becomes a test subject in pharmaceutical research and soon learns that he is in the test gro...

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01:31

The Big Bang Theory: Sheldon's Mistake

Sheldon talks to Stephen Hawking about his paper, and Mr. Hawking finds an arithmetic mistake in ...

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00:53

The Big Bang Theory: Experimenting on Howard

Leonard and Sheldon notice that Howard takes any opportunity he can to remind others that he went...

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05:00

The Nightmare Before Christmas: What is Christmas?

Jack Skellington uses the Scientific Method to answer the question, "What is Christmas?" He borro...

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04:44

Pay It Forward: It's Possible

Mr. Simonet gives his students a year-long assignment: "Think of an idea to change our world - an...

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07:13

MythBusters: Talking to Plants

The MythBusters test the myth that talking to plants makes them grow better. They set up several ...

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04:54

MythBusters: Talking to Plants Results

The MythBusters analyze the results of their "talking to plants" experiment with bush peas. While...

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03:30

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The Placebo Effect

Charlie takes an "intelligence pill" and claims it has helped him invent a way for spiders to spe...

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02:01

Crash Course: Chemistry: Solids are Chemicals

Hank explains that almost everything with which we interact is a chemical. He introduces the diff...

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04:28

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Making a Cloud

Jimmy and Lucy Liu perform science experiments with Kevin Delaney, including making a giant cloud...

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03:26

Beakman's World: Making Glue

Beakman shows how to make glue from skim milk. He explains the steps and then says the glue is fr...

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05:37

Beakman's World: Elements and Compounds

Beakman explains how diamonds are made from carbon and then describes what elements and compounds...

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03:04

Schoolhouse Rock!: Tax Man Max

Describes what taxes are and what they are used for. This music video also mentions the different...

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01:52

The Rainmaker: Miss Birdie's Beneficiary

Rudy helps Miss Birdie draft a will to allocate assets appropriately. He strongly advises to cons...

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04:48

Thirteen Days: Cuban Missile Crisis

The thirteen days marking the most dangerous period of the Cuban missile crisis begin. President ...

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02:05

The Dark Knight: Good Cop, Bat Cop

The Batman--an anti-hero--is not afraid to use unconventional methods of interrogation. Meanwhile...

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03:00

Suffragette: No Right to Vote

British suffragettes become outraged by the British government when they learn it decides not to ...

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05:26

Norma Rae: Strike Scene

Norma Rae is a textile factory worker who became involved in labor union activities after the hea...

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02:32

Stranger Than Fiction: Tax Man Audit

Harold, a tax auditor, visits Miss Pascal at her store to audit her because she paid only 78% of ...

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02:59

Darkest Hour: Churchill's Plea for Aid

Winston Churchill desperately presses Franklin D. Roosevelt for assistance and aid as England str...

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02:43

Babylon Berlin: Protests in Berlin

1920s Berlin was a city of immense contrasts and inequality. It was in this tumult that communism...

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01:50

Fail Safe (1964): First Strike

In a meeting with ranking military and government staff, an American professor argues in favor of...

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04:54

Suffragette: Suffrage Speech

Emmeline Pankhurst, a militant British suffragette and activist who helped women secure the right...

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04:30

Che: Part One: Che's Criticisms

Ernesto "Che" Guevara criticizes U.S. policy and intervention in Latin America in a speech at the...

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01:23

Jane the Virgin: Abuela May Be Deported

While Jane's abuela is in the hospital, the hospital learns she isn't a citizen. The police want ...

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03:00

The Hate U Give: That's a Problem

Starr is at her friend's house when she sees on the news a plea from the officer's father who sho...

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02:31

The Hate U Give: Hailey and Starr Fighting Scene

Hailey angers Starr because she doesn't think she makes racist comments about Khalil's death by t...

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03:04

Straight Outta Compton: Police Harrassment

A group of rappers are standing outside a recording studio when several police cars stop. The rap...

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00:52

Black-ish: Police

Dre gets pulled over by a cop when driving a white friend's vehicle. He struggles to decide how t...

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01:37

Zootopia: Police Academy

Judy Hopps has a goal of becoming a police officer. Despite some challenging views on this, she p...

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01:54

Zootopia: Judy's First Day of Work

Judy Hopps completes her first day on the police force, as a meter reader. She feels sad and disa...

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02:10

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: Unbelievable Rescue

E.T. helps the boys who were fleeing from the police to save it using his extra terretrial powers...

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02:29

Nathan For You: Dealing with Competitors

Nathan comes up with a plan to help Alan, owner of Speers TV, compete with Best Buy by using thei...

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01:20

Liar Liar: Traffic Violation

Fletcher knows he cannot lie, so when a Police Officer pulls him over he worries he will not be a...

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04:55

World Trade Center: The Right Thing to Do

When two New York City Port Authority police officers find themselves trapped in the rubble of Se...

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01:58

The Incredibles: The Price of Empathy

Bob explains to his elderly client why her insurance policy was denied. Seeing that she is visibl...

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01:13

The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy: Underworld Crime and Punishment

Grim throws the moon at a town and is arrested by underworld police, which through a portal in th...

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01:02

Batman (1966): The Penguin Fight

Batman and Robin fight The Penguin and his Fine Feathered Finks and emerge victorious.

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02:45

Batman Begins: More Than Meets the Eye

Bruce Wayne, secretly the Batman, acts like something he is not to fit in. But when Bruce runs in...

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02:02

Crash Course: Chemistry: Crystalline Solids

Hank discusses the arrangement of the atoms in crystalline solids and how their atomic arrangemen...

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02:38

Crash Course: Chemistry: Polymers

Hank explains polymers, describes some of their properties, and explains how they are formed. He ...

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02:07

Bill Nye, the Science Guy: Atom

Bill Nye explains that an atom is composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Protons and neutr...

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02:47

Powers of Ten: The Scale of an Atom

Starting from the hand of a sleeping man at a picnic, this clip investigates the structure of a c...

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02:36

Science with Sophie: Why Does Water Expand When Frozen?

Sophie explains how potholes occur in the street: when water seeps below the ground and freezes. ...

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01:54

Science Max: Chemical Change or Not?

In this Science Max Quiz, Phil explains how to differentiate chemical and physical changes. He me...

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02:29

Breaking Bad: All Life Is Carbon

Walter teaches his chemistry class about the element, carbon, and its critical role in life. He e...

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03:06

National Geographic: All About Helium

This clip provides a brief history of Helium and its discovery by humans. It mentions the some of...

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01:41

Science Max: What are Chemicals?

Phil provides a basic overview of chemicals and explains that they make up everything in the univ...

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05:37

Beakman's World: Solutions and Suspensions

Beakman explains chemical reactions and discusses how chemicals can be put together without react...

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03:51

WKRP in Cincinnati: Venus Explains the Atom

Venus gives Arnold a 2-minute lesson on the atom. He makes allusions to inner city life (gangs, t...

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01:24

Science Max: The Atom Explained with Kittens

Phil explains the structure of an atom in 60 seconds using a fence, different colored balls, and ...

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03:33

Cosmic Voyage: Realm of the Very Small

This clip takes us into the microscopic world through a series of steps, with each step being 10x...

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00:40

The Simpsons: The Blacksmith Makes a Key

Bart and Gina visit a blacksmith to get their handcuffs removed. The blacksmith creates a key by ...

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06:10

Beakman's World: Explaining Metals

Beakman explains what metals are and how they occur naturally. He then pretends to be Andrew Carn...

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01:16

Frozen: Elsa Runs Away

Elsa unintentionally reveals her ice powers when Anna takes off one of her gloves. She runs away ...

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02:40

Beakman's World: Bubbling Raisins

Beakman puts raisins in some soda and notes that the raisins rise and fall. He explains that this...

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03:11

Mr. Wizard's World: Boiling Water With an Ice Cube

Mr. Wizard demonstrates how to boil water with an ice cube.

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03:32

Beakman's World: Making a Rocket Launcher

DIY rocket launcher with a cork, soda bottle, vinegar, water and baking soda.

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04:33

Beakman's World: The Weight of Gas

Beakman weighs a slightly deflated basketball, pumps it up with air, and weighs it again to prove...

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01:49

Backdraft: Fire Is a Living Thing

A fire investigator and a fireman are at the scene of an incident involving fire. The investigato...

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00:37

Breaking Bad: The Reaction Has Begun

Walt suggests to Jesse that they have finished their work for now because the reaction has begun....

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04:07

Beakman's World: How Cars Move

Beakman explains how gas is explosive and causes the combustion engine in the car to work. He use...

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06:52

Beakman's World: Chemical Reactions are Partnerships

Beakman explains what a chemical reaction is and then shows examples of three kinds of reactions ...

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04:39

Beakman's World: Speedy Catalysts

Beakman explains catalysts using demos involving glue and hydrogen peroxide. He explains how cata...

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02:52

Science Max: How Carbonation Works

Phil tries to create carbonation on his own and initially fails. He consults his Book of Science ...

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00:57

Science Max: Glow Sticks

Phil explains how glow sticks product light: by combining two different chemicals. He maxes out t...

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01:28

Science Max: Acids and Bases

Phil demonstrates the relationship between acids and bases using small balls that symbolize proto...

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01:11

Rick and Morty: Love is a Chemical Reaction

Rick tries to explain to Morty that what people call "love" is just a chemical reaction that comp...

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01:20

The Watsons Go to Birmingham: Car Window

Byron kisses his reflection in a frozen car window and gets his lips stuck to it. He pleads to Ke...

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04:17

Mr. Wizard's World: What are Convection Currents?

Mr. Wizard explains and demonstrates convection currents.

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06:15

Mr. Wizard's World: Chemical Properties

Mr. Wizard explains chemical properties and uses examples to support his explanations.

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03:22

Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory: Television Chocolate

Willy Wonka demonstrates his latest invention: television chocolate, which makes it possible to s...

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06:45

Beakman's World: Describing Acids

Beakman explains what acids are and performs a demo where he puts bone in vinegar for a few days ...

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05:09

Beakman's World: Acids and Bases

Beakman explains that there are chemicals all around you at home. He explains indicators and crea...

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01:11

Breaking Bad: What is Chemistry?

Walter White introduced the term "chemistry" to his students, by doing a live experiment with a l...