Producing Hydrogen Gas using Sodium Hydroxide and Aluminum

One of my favourite chemistry demonstrations is the combustion of hydrogen in a balloon. It has all the qualities desirable in a flashy experiment, and the actual execution is exceptionally easy – the difficulty, however, comes down to obtaining the hydrogen gas if none is available. This procedure is meant to be conducted in a… Continue reading Producing Hydrogen Gas using Sodium Hydroxide and Aluminum

Balancing Chemical Equations Using Matrices

There are some days when technology just doesn’t agree with one, so today’s post is more scientific in nature. There are many instances when chemical equations need to be balanced, and perhaps mentioning them outside of school is geeky enough, but this isn’t going to be a science lesson. Most of us learned how to… Continue reading Balancing Chemical Equations Using Matrices