Can't thank you enough sir for getting rid the years long idea that chemistry is not for is just because when we were students nobody taught us like this and maybe we also didn't give enough attention
If the chemistry teacher had explained balancing the equations like this in 1972, then maybe I could have progressed to take 'O' level chemistry. I've learned so much in 4 of your videos. Thank you, Ian.
I love your videos. Thank you for making it easy to understand. Is there a possibility of the atoms rebonding to the same atoms after the flame causes the molecules to break apart, or do they always bond with different atoms?
Hi Laura. Better late than never :) Yes, the atoms can rebond with the same atoms. It then depends on how strong those bonds are compared to the alternative possible bonds, and how much heat is about. In this case, the O-H bonds are stronger, so they prevail. In other words H2O will be the dominant outcome (it's got two O-H bonds).
I never thought that chemistry is this easy. I fell in love with chemistry hahahhahaha Lot of thanks Ian Stuart I balanced the successfully waiting for part c eagerly
Thankyou Mr. Stuart, from a struggling dad who never graduated sandpit you've given me hope to salvage my yr 10 sons science marks you've turned me into sydneys' most intelligent 'garbo' when can we expect part C please
Yeah, me too but where are the rest of the videos :-( I have an exam Saturday and need to them to continue studying lol but thanks for breaking the information down so well
I would say that O is the element oxygen, and O2 is a molecule made of two atoms of oxygen. C is an element as well. Every one of the boxes on the periodic chart has an element. You can also say that a hunk of iron is an element, but really we mean that it is made of only one element. The smallest amount of any element is one atom.
