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EIU Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Experiment: Properties and Composition of Air

The three QuickTime movies listed below show the incomplete combustion of filter paper in a closed container.  The movies are supplemental material to an article entitled Paradoxes, Puzzles, and Pitfalls of Incomplete Combustion Demonstrations by Ed Vitz that recently appeared in the Journal of Chemical Education (J. Chem. Educ. 2000, 77, 1011).

The Movies (Note: these movies are silent--no audio).

1.   Combustion under conditions of constant volume

2.   Combustion in a container with a loose fitting lid

3.   Combustion under conditions of constant pressure

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Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Chair:
Dr. Edward M. Treadwell

600 Lincoln Avenue, Charleston IL 61920 Physical Science, Room 3150
217-581-5906
emtreadwell@eiu.edu


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