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The Reactivity of Elements

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Sparks flying out of a small container. Caption: to form aluminum oxide, leaving iron metal behind.

Science lab experiments demonstrate what happens visibly and at a molecular level with the Group 1 highly reactive metals and the Group 17 highly reactive halogens from the periodic table. Experiments also illustrate the range of reactivity among metals. Video has three 5-minute segments for convenience.

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    Michael K. (Reedsville, WI)
    February 24th, 2021 at 09:03 AM

    Great video for showing chemical reactions. The captioning is well done and doesn't interfere with the content being displayed.

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