Preface to chemistry

Duration: 0:15:58

Genre: Educational | Historical

Year Published: 1953

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Pictures the work and efforts of the alchemists and portrays the works of Joseph Priestly and Antoine Lavoisier in connection with the discovery of oxygen. Depicts by means of an instructor and his class, many basic concepts of chemistry, such as oxidation; synthesis, decomposition, and analysis of compounds; formulas; the periodic table; and inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. Gives demonstrations from elementary chemical phenomenon to practical experimentation with radioactive elements and the practical application of the findings to the production of more and better consumer goods., Pictures the work and efforts of the alchemists and portrays the works of Priestley and Laviosier in connection with the discovery of oxygen. Depicts by means of an instructor and his class, many basic concepts of chemistry, such as oxidation; synthesis, decomposition, and analysis of compounds; formulas; the periodic table; and inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. Gives demonstrations from elementary chemical phenomenon to practical experimentation with radioactive elements and the practical application of the findings to the production of more and better consumer goods.

Complete Record: , Pictures the work and efforts of the alchemists and portrays the works of Priestley and Laviosier in connection with the discovery of oxygen. Depicts by means of an instructor and his class, many basic concepts of chemistry, such as oxidation; synthesis, decomposition, and analysis of compounds; formulas; the periodic table; and inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. Gives demonstrations from elementary chemical phenomenon to practical experimentation with radioactive elements and the practical application of the findings to the production of more and better consumer goods.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.