This text lists 69 lecture demonstrations, 110 procedures for displaying chemical phenomena in college and secondary shcool chemistry classes. Each chapter includes an introduction providing the teacher with information about the concepts, terminology and principles relating to the demonstrations. Preface xi What Do I Remember? The Role of Lecture Demonstrations in Teaching Chemistry xiii Henry A. Bent Introduction xxix Bassam Z. Shakhashiri Presenting Effective Demonstrations xxx Using This Book xxxii A Word About Safety xxxiii Sources Containing Descriptions of Lecture Demonstrations xxxiv Sources of Information on Hazards and Disposal xxxvi Physical Behavior of Gases 3(98) George M. Bodner Rodney Schreiner Thomas J. Greenbowe Glen E. Dirreen Bassam Z. Shakhashiri Collapsing Can 6(3) Mercury Barometers 9(3) Effect of Pressure on the Size of a Balloon 12(2) Boyle's Law 14(6) Boyle's Law and the Mass of a Textbook 20(4) Thermal Expansion of Gases 24(4) Charles's Law 28(5) Determination of Absolute Zero 33(4) Dependence of Pressure on the Amount of Gas 37(4) Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures 41(3) Avogadro's Hypothesis 44(4) Determination of the Molecular Mass of the Gas from a Butane Lighter 48(3) Determination of the Molecular Mass of a Volatile Liquid: The Dumas Method 51(4) Flow of Gases Through a Porous Cup 55(4) Ratio of Diffusion Coefficients: The Ammonium Chloride Ring 59(4) Molecular Collisions: The Diffusion of Bromine Vapor 63(6) Graham's Law of Diffusion 69(3) Graham's Law of Effusion 72(3) Liquid-Vapor Equilibrium 75(3) Solid-Vapor Equilibrium 78(3) Boiling Liquids at Reduced Pressure 81(4) Vapor Pressure 85(3) Relative Velocity of Sound Propagation: Musical Molecular Weights 88(2) Electrical Conductivity of Gases 90(3) Superheated Steam 93(3) Kinetic Molecular Theory Simulator 96(5) Chemical Behavior of Gases 101(131) Rodney Schreiner Bassam Z. Shakhashiri Glen E. Dirreen Lenard J. Magginnis Preparation and Properties of Carbon Dioxide 106(8) Reactions of Carbon Dioxide in Aqueous Solution 114(7) Reaction Between Carbon Dioxide and Limewater 121(1) Carbon Dioxide Equilibria and Reaction Rates: Carbonic Anhydrase-catalyzed Hydration 122(5) Combustion of Magnesium in Carbon Dioxide 127(1) Preparation and Properties of Hydrogen 128(3) Explosiveness of Hydrogen 131(6) Preparation and Properties of Oxygen 137(5) Reaction of Oxygen with Dextrose: ``The Blue-Bottle Experiment'' 142(5) Preparation and Properties of Liquid Oxygen 147(6) Explosive Reaction of Hydrogen and Oxygen 153(1) Preparation and Properties of Nitrogen 154(4) Combustion of a Candle in Air 158(4) Combustion of Magnesium in Air 162(1) Preparation and Properties of Nitrogen(II) Oxide 163(4) Reaction Between Nitrogen(II) Oxide and Oxygen: Combining Volumes of Gases 167(13) Equilibrium Between Nitrogen Dioxide and Dinitrogen Tetroxide 180(4) Preparation and Properties of Sulfur Dioxide 184(6) Combining Volume of Oxygen with Sulfur 190(3) Preparation and Properties of Methane 193(3) Combustion of Methane 196(2) Preparation and Properties of Hydrogen Chloride 198(4) Preparation and Properties of Ammonia 202(3) Gas Solubility: The Fountain Effect 205(6) Reaction Between Ammonia and Hydrogen Chloride 211(3) Catalytic Oxidation of Ammonia 214(2) Vapor-Phase Oxidations 216(4) Preparation and Properties of Chlorine 220(8) Facilitated Transport of Carbon Dioxide Through a Soap Film 228(4) Oscillating Chemical Reactions 232(77) Earle S. Scott Rodney Schreiner Lee R. Sharpe Bassam Z. Shakhashiri Glen E. Dirreen Briggs-Rauscher Reaction 248(9) Cerium-catalyzed Bromate--Malonic Acid Reaction (The Classic Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction) 257(5) Cerium-catalyzed Bromate--Methylmalonic Acid Reaction (A Modified Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction) 262(4) Cerium-catalyzed Bromate--Ethylacetoacetate Reaction (A Modified Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction) 266(4) Manganese-catalyzed Bromate--Ethylacetoacetate Reaction (A Modified Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction) 270(3) Manganese-catalyzed Bromate--Malonic Acid Reaction (A Modified Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction) 273(3) Manganese-catalyzed Bromate--2,4-Pentanedione Reaction (A Modified Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction) 276(4) Manganese-catalyzed Bromate--Citric Acid Reaction (A Modified Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction) 280(4) Photofluorescent Cerium-catalyzed Bromate--Malonic Acid Reaction (A Modified Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction) 284(5) Oxidation of Pyrogallol by Bromate 289(5) Oxidation of Tannic Acid by Bromate 294(3) Travelling Waves of Color 297(4) Nitrogen Gas Evolution Oscillator 301(4) Liesegang Rings 305(4) Demonstrations in Volume 1 309(3) Demonstrations in Future Volumes 312