Reactions in pure oxygen

In pure oxygen substances burn much faster than in air and the reaction of elements with oxygen results in oxides. In this experiment metals (such as zinc) and non-metals (such as charcoal) are  heated in air and in pure oxygen. So Students find out that pure oxygen promotes combustion very strongly and also some non-combustible materials such as metals burn in pure oxygen.

Learning objectives

• Properties of oxygen
• Reaction behaviour in pure oxygen

Benefits

• Easy teaching and efficient learning by using interactive experimentation PHYWE-Software
• Experiment is part of a complete solution set with experiments for all Inorganic Chemistry matched with international curriculum: all topics are covered