Bromination of Saturated and Unsaturated Hydrocarbons
Dehydration of Sugar by Sulfuric Acid
Organic Synthesis With Familiar Materials
Oxidation of Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Alcohols
Underwater Fireworks: Chlorination of Acetylene
Differences in Miscibility of Organic Alcohols With Increasing Chain Length
Combustion of Cellulose Nitrate (Guncotton)
Different Smells of Carvone Isomers
Distinguishing Between HD and LD Polyethylene
Enviro-bond: Cleaning Oil Spills
Esterification Using a Dean-Stark Trap
IR Demonstration I – Atomic Coupling
IR Demonstrations II – Molecular Vibrations
IR Demonstration III – Molecular Vibrations
Making a Rubber Ball from Latex
Reaction Intermediates in Organic Chemistry
Reducing Sugars and Fehling’s Solution
Rod Climbing by a Polymer Solution
Superabsorbent Polyacrylate Gel
Aniline Hydrochloride-Formaldehyde Polymer
Relative Reactivity of Reducing Agents
Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Reaction/EAS Reaction
Reactivity of Alkanes vs Aromatic Compounds
Optical Activity of Racemic Mixtures With Limonene
Relationship of Absorbed Light to Observed Color
Density and Miscibility of Liquids
Extraction of Copper Ions from Solutions with Orform®
Gel Formation with Sodium Alginate and Calcium Chloride
Hydrolysis of T-butyl Chloride: A Lecture and Lab Experiment
Relative Reactivity of Reducing Agents
Description: Two different reducing agents are added to the same quantity of water in the presence of an open flame. The chemical behavior of the two reagents are compared via the relative amounts of hydrogen gas evolved in each case.
Source: Maynard, J.H., Streiter, E., Bowman, M.
Year: 2016 Vol: N/A Page: N/A
Keywords: Reducing agent, Reactivity, Boro hydride, Hydrogen Redox
Rating: 
Hazard: Some
- Flammability hazard
- Short term aquatic toxicity
- Substances which in contact with water, emit flammable gases
- Skin corrosion hazard
- Acute toxicity hazard
- Reproductive toxicity hazard
- Serious eye damage
- Flammable gases
Effectiveness: Good
- Good connection from demo to course material
- Time to results is low
- Contrast between behavior of systems is clear
- Results are observable without guidance
- High Reliability
Difficulty: Low
- Some sequential manipulations
- Use of reactive substances
- Procedures with some intermediate steps to results
- Use of flammable reagents
Safety Precautions:
- Class D fire extinguisher on hand
- Prevent release of reagents to the environment
- Eye protection and gloves required
- Thermal gloves recommended
- Perform in a well-ventilated area
Class: Reduction/Oxidation Reactions
Division: General, Organic Chemistry
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