In a combustion reaction, fuel is burned and reacts with oxygen to release energy. Respiration is the chemical change that takes place inside living cells. Glucose and oxygen are used to release ...

A complete exothermic reaction demonstration with a chemical explanation. Using potassium permanganate and glycerol, Professor Mike Canestro will be performing a complete exothermic reaction ...

Commercial heat packs (containing iron and water, or supersaturated sodium acetate) and cold packs (various ammonium salts) can be used to show exo- and endothermicity. Heat packs that contain iron ...

There probably aren’t many people out there who aren’t aware of what thermite is and how it demonstrates the power of runaway exothermic reactions. Practical applications that don’t involve destroying ...

Note: Contact The Fire Systems Group at Michael.Mari@colorado.edu ANDJohn.Humphrey@colorado.edu (email BOTH) ahead of time to have the smoke alarms disabled during the class period when thermite will ...

IS HELL EXOTHERMIC, OR ENDOTHERMIC?<br><br><br> The following is an actual question given on University of Liverpool<br> chemistry finals. The answer by one student was so "profound" that<br> the ...