Strand F: Electrochemistry

Learn about vehicles that use hydrogen for fuel.

An overview of environmentally-friendly ways to generate electricity and power

Learn how Boeing is making aviation more sustainable.

Learn how to tell if a chemical reaction has taken place.

Learn about the elements of the periodic table and how they are organized.

Learn about the special conditions that let some chemical reactions take place.

Learn about how catalytic converters make vehicle emissions less harmful.

Has your fresh juicy apple turned an unsightly brown? Learn about the redox reaction behind the transformation.

Learn about acid-base reactions. Make you own pH indicator and test it with different solutions.

In a few decades, some of the electricity you use might be generated by bacteria.

Hydrogen’s tendency towards combustion is what makes it both a dangerous chemical element and a useful energy source.

Explore the chemistry behind why bananas turn brown. Can chemistry also help prevent this?

Get your popcorn kernels dancing with this uplifting chemical reaction.

Sometimes, power plants make too much electricity. Energy storage technologies can help! They store the extra electricity and release it when demand goes up.

Learn about the electrochemistry in the batteries that power many of the devices you use every day.