sp0rk Posted December 6, 2003 Share Posted December 6, 2003 (edited) I haxed Google! http://www.google.com Edited December 14, 2003 by sp0rk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Veteran Posted December 6, 2003 Veteran Share Posted December 6, 2003 Looking at Endothermic/Exothermic reactions? Catalysts? Polymers? Um, i'm not too good on science, only got double CC grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp0rk Posted December 7, 2003 Author Share Posted December 7, 2003 Any more suggestions? The project is due by Wednesday... Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fyska Posted December 7, 2003 Share Posted December 7, 2003 i did a chemistry project on methanol, that was quite well documented on the net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypercube Posted December 7, 2003 Share Posted December 7, 2003 BEC Bose-Einstein Condensate was what your friend told you about; its an excellent topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp0rk Posted December 7, 2003 Author Share Posted December 7, 2003 BEC Bose-Einstein Condensate was what your friend told you about; its an excellent topic. Ahh yes. I've researched a little more, and I seen that name appear more than once, but I wasn't sure. Do you know if there are any videos or pictures of it in action, or if it's just something that you can only tell is happening by the computer? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypercube Posted December 7, 2003 Share Posted December 7, 2003 Ahh yes. I've researched a little more, and I seen that name appear more than once, but I wasn't sure. Do you know if there are any videos or pictures of it in action, or if it's just something that you can only tell is happening by the computer?Thanks. Its been done in reality; I am not sure if there is multimedia on the internet; look into contacting the respective institutions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i3iz Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 you could do demonstrations on predictability of heating closed systems. start with a turkey baster, rip off the nozzle, drill a hole in the side, put a lantern striker in the hole, fill with a little bit of rubbing alcohol and plug the hole with a ping pong ball. then tkae them out to the track and make a potato launcher. etc.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neowin_hipster Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 You can always do a fuel cell. There's lots of documentation and stuff. Bose einstein condesate are kinda interresting though i don't know much about them. My chem proff made all kinds of explosives ranging from loud room shaking ones to contact explosives. Nowadays, you probably don't wanna do something like that though its really really cool stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetman Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 shape memory alloys - got me to regional science fair the first year and graphing calculator the second year (8th grade) had I continued and recieved the same award as I did in 8th grade it would have been a summer job worth $3000 through the Jefferson Lab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daem0hn Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 for a science scholarship, my friend and i did: made a spectrophotometer, a device that analyzes the spectrum this included: designing a circuit diagram programming the microcontroller interfacing the microcontroller with a laptop getting the servo rotating correctly so it can view the whole spectrum :devil: :devil: BURNING STUFF :devil: :devil: yeh, it was a 50 page report and a 7 minute speech we were asked to present our findings in the journal of applied chemistry, we havent yet, but we will it was the best project submitted, however, grades were worth 70% and projects 30%, the winner was on 90%, i was on 75% so i lost :cry: u could do that, but its alot of work, might lift ur grade a little tho OR, OH GREAT IDEA GREAT IDEA do a project on phase changes, in particular sublimination, changing from a solid to a gas with no liquid phase a) buy some dry ice b) get lots of empty softdrink bottles with their lids c) put some dry ice in the bottle, put some water in the bottle d) throw it and wait :shifty: :shifty: :D we did it in chem, right next to the admin block, a few days after a terrorist threat was announced to the nation :shifty: everyone ran to the windows, it was insanely loud for such a simple explosive :D needless to say we havent done anymore fun experiments this year :( we made heaps of bombs and explosives in year 10 chem tho (im in year 11) Touch Powder - also a good project Materials: Potassium Permanganate (KMnO4), Iodine pellets ( I ) Filter paper Method: Mix Iodine pellets and Potassium Permanganate Leave to sit for a few minutes - letting the iodine begin to disolve in the potassium permanganate solution (I think this is how u do it) pour solution through filter paper, remove iodine pellets (if any remain) and leave paper to dry if you did it properly, then when the paper is dry, if there is a loud noise or impact on the paper, then it will explode in a cloud of purple smoke Ideas: pour across road and leave to dry, waiting for an unsuspeting car or cyclist :shifty: :devil: pour on a doormat :devil: oh yes, project, umm, just look at why it happens, do some eequations and stuff yeh :s great fun tho :D i know many other things that ive done in chem, so if you want any more formulas / experiments, just ask here or PM me :innocent: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poind Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 Though you say it's "taken" / you don't want it, there's been some quite recent stuff regarding artificial diamond formation under pressure that's indistinguishable from natural stuff (and we're not talking cubic zirconia or whatever it's called). Quite interesting, especially as they can do otherwise very rare diamonds (like colored ones) for markedly lesser cost. Don't know if it would fully qualify for what you're doing, but there's also recent stuff related to nicotine proven as prevention against Alzheimer's and other brain diseases. Technically a chemical issue, but again, don't know if it's what you're looking for. Interesting regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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