Monthly Archives: January 2016

Rubidium Metal Sample ( Dnn87) — The alkali metals are the elements located in group IA of the periodic table (the first column). The key characteristic these elements share in common is that they all have one electron in the outer electron shell. This lone electron is loosely bound, making this a set of reactive metallic […]

Alkali Metal Properties

This entry was posted on January 27, 2016 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on December 20, 2021)

The Boy Chemist Art - The Alchemist by Teniers — If you read and enjoyed “The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments” then you’ll likely want to add “The Boy Chemist” to your library. “The Boy Chemist” is a book by A. Frederick Collin, published in 1924 by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., Boston. This 300+ page book outlines tons of […]

The Boy Chemist – Download a Classic Chemistry Book

This entry was posted on January 16, 2016 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on May 19, 2021)

Golden Book of Chemistry Experiment Cover Art — The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments, written by Robert Brent and illustrated by Harry Lazarus, is a children’s book published in the 1960s that was intended to explain to kids how they could set up a home chemistry lab and conduct simple experiments. Supposedly the US government had the book […]

The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments – Free Download of ...

This entry was posted on January 16, 2016 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on January 1, 2023)

Glowing Resin Rings — It’s easy to make a glowing resin ring. You don’t need any prior experience with either resin or glow in the dark (phosphorescent) materials. The length of time the ring will glow in the dark depends on the type of glow powder you use, ranging from a few minutes (zinc […]

How to Make a Glowing Resin Ring

This entry was posted on January 14, 2016 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on September 29, 2020)

Answer sheet for Acid Formulas Worksheet — Worksheets are a great way to practice new concepts. This Acid Formulas Worksheet contains the common names of ten different acids. You just have to supply the correct chemical formula for each acid. This acid formulas worksheet is available as a PDF for download.The answer key is also available as […]

Acid Formulas Worksheet

This entry was posted on January 11, 2016 by Todd Helmenstine (updated on May 19, 2021)

This is a bioluminescent comb jellyfish or ctenophore. This particular jellyfish is Bathocyroe fosteri, which lives in the ocean. Marsh Youngbluth, NOAA — If you’ve ever wanted to see and touch bioluminescence, make your way to Florida for A Day Away’s kayak tours. Here’s a look at the tours and my experience with them. What a Bioluminescent Kayak Tour Is and Where It Is “A Day Away” is a kayaking company that offers […]

A Day Away Kayak Tours – Bioluminescent Tour Review

This entry was posted on January 6, 2016 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on May 19, 2021)