Catalysis

Film emphasizes that catalysts are typical chemical reactants, being unique only in that catalysts are regenerated during the reaction. It demonstrates and interprets three simple catalyzed reactions: the decomposition of formic acid, using sulfuric acid as catalyst; the reaction between hydrogen and oxygen using pure platinum; and the reaction between acidified benzidine and hydrogen peroxide using peroxidase in human blood as catalyst.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, format, sound, genre, description, catalog record
  2. Catalog of Classroom Teaching Films for Georgia Schools, No. 10 (Georgia Department of Education) — title, creator, length, description
  3. 16mm Filmography editors — year, creator, length, color