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Two methods for obtaining direct information about what happens during an elementary reaction at the molecular level.
Two methods for obtaining direct information about what happens during an elementary reaction at the molecular level.
| Module code and title: | S342, Physical chemistry: principles of chemical change |
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| Item code: | S342; 02 |
| First transmission date: | 09-03-1985 |
| Published: | 1985 |
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| Duration: | 00:24:28 |
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| Producer: | Andrew Crilly |
| Contributors: | Michael Mortimer; John Simons |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Chemicals; Computer animation; Computer model; Crossed molecular beams; Potential energy surface; Reaction cross-section |
| Footage description: | Footage - Stirring vessel with clear liquid turning to red. Snooker table. Chemical models of 1,3-butadiene, ethene and cyclohexene (0'07"-1'27") - OU computer mainframe (1'44"-1'59") - Balls on snooker table to show reaction between a fluorine atom and hydrogen molecule (2'07"-2'49") - Computer animation of fluorine atom and hydrogen molecule (2'50"'7'17") - Computer animation of 'Harpoon Mechanism' (7'31"-8'14") - Nottingham University. Laboratory. Molecular beam apparatus (8'15"-9'05") - Prof. John Simons explains molecular beams. High speed rota (9'06"-10'56") - Computer animation of molecular beam (10'57"-12'06") - Diagram of reaction of hydrogen and fluorine (12'29"-13'20") - Diagram of activated xenon with carbontetrachloride (15'07"-16'09") - Computer animation of molecule beam apparatus (16'19"-16'58") - Multi-channel analyser (16'59"-17'46") - Graph of how the reaction cross section varies with the collision - energy. Graphs of reactions (17'55-19'33"). Graph of disposal of energy (20'36"-21'35") - Models of caesium and methyl iodide (22'10"-23'23"). |
| Master spool number: | HOU4586 |
| Production number: | FOUS293F |
| Videofinder number: | 2026 |
| Available to public: | no |
