The strengths and weaknesses of acids and bases - George Zaidan and Charles Morton
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Vinegar may have a powerful smell, but did you know it's actually a weak acid? In the chemical economy, acids actively give away their protons while bases actively collect them -- but some more aggressively than others. George Zaidan and Charles Morton use the currency of subatomic particles to explain this unseen exchange.
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- Educator George Zaidan, Charles Morton
- Animator James Hing, Tony Clarke
- Artist Harj Bains
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Additional Resources for you to Explore
Here are some good, detailed resources on acids and bases:
http://www.chemguide.co.uk/physical/acideqiamenu.html
http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/chemistry/reactions/equilibrium/
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/chemistry/5-111-principles-of-chemical-science-fall-2008/video-lectures/lecture-21/
http://www.chemguide.co.uk/physical/acideqiamenu.html
http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/chemistry/reactions/equilibrium/
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/chemistry/5-111-principles-of-chemical-science-fall-2008/video-lectures/lecture-21/
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You may want to watch the TED-Ed Lesson on chemical equilibrium “If Molecules Were People."
(Hint: what’s the difference between a strong and a weak acid or base?)
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Meet The Creators
- Educator George Zaidan, Charles Morton
- Animator James Hing, Tony Clarke
- Artist Harj Bains
- Composer Graham Silcock
- Narrator George Zaidan
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