CChemisodeVideo Hub Chemisode Home

Short · Practical Chemistry & Experimental Design

Explore a stunning precipitate reaction and witness #science in action! #chemistry #chemistry

0:57Practical demonstrationIntroductory

This Short adds several ionic solutions to sodium carbonate and compares the visible precipitates produced by different metal ions.

Precipitation & ionic equationsDemonstrations & data interpretationShort videoPrecipitationIonic equationSpectator ionDemonstrationData analysis

Learning goals

What you should be able to do

  • identify precipitate formation from visible observations
  • use ion combinations to predict insoluble products

Curriculum links

VCE Chemistry connections

  • Unit 1, Area of Study 1Reactions of ionic compounds
  • Unit 2, Area of Study 2Analysis for salts