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Two methods for obtaining direct information about what happens during an elementary reaction at the molecular level.
Metadata describing this Open University video programme
Module code and title: S342, Physical chemistry: principles of chemical change
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