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Oxygen and Combustion
What is combustion and why is it essential to life on Earth?
Energy Change of Reactions
What are exothermic and endothermic reactions, and how do they differ?
Rates of Reaction: Basics
How is the speed of a chemical reaction measured and changed?
Nobel and Dynamite
Did you know the man who famously founded the Nobel Peace Prize also invented dynamite?
The Hindenburg Disaster
What caused the famous airship to explode?
How Do Fireworks Work?
Discover the various chemical reactions at play in the creation of spectacular fireworks.
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Electrolysis
What is electrolysis, and how does it work?
Redox Reactions
Discover how metals are extracted from their natural ores.
Collision Theory
How do particle collisions affect the rate of chemical reactions?
Extraction of Aluminium
Discover the immense power and heat needed to extract aluminium from its ore.
Oxidation Reactions
Find out how oxidation can be useful as well as harmful.
