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201515 minEnded

Atoms Of Fire

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Aired on Nov 30, 2015, 12:35 AM

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Description

An introduction to organic chemistry, Atoms of Fire looks at the basic facts using storytelling, demonstration, graphics and documentary.

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Status
Ended
Language
English
Runtime
15 min
Premiered
October 19, 2015
Ended
November 30, 2015
Schedule
Monday at 11:35 AM

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Episodes (1 Season · 7 Episodes)

The Organic Mystery

The origin of organic chemistry.

Oct 19, 2015

15 min

Taste of Hydrocarbons

Carbon's place on the periodic table. A brief look at other hydrocarbon families, alkenes & alkynes.

Oct 26, 2015

15 min

A Bit of Bonding

Basic introduction to electrons and the octet rule. Polar versus non polar bonds.

Nov 2, 2015

15 min

Improving on Nature

Organic chemistry goes industrial with William Perkin. The discovery of chirality and more.

Nov 9, 2015

15 min

Polymers and Plastics

The story of glucose polymers, cellulose and starch. Definition of thermo plastics, thermosets and more.

Nov 16, 2015

15 min

A Petrochemical World

The huge reliance on petrochemicals, not only for fuels, but also for a multitude of compounds.

Nov 23, 2015

15 min

Proteins

In this program we look at amino acids, protein structure and introduce enzymes.

Nov 30, 2015

15 min

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