The Science of Chemistry

Duration: 400 ft.

Year Published: 1950

Complete Record: Scientist standing over beakers, medieval painting of scientist studying beaker w/ blue liquid. Modern-day scientist w/ white lab coat, filling flask w/ purple liquid. CU of rock, lighting changes. Properties listed on screen: “Hardness, Color, Transparency, Solubility, Melting Point, Freezing Point.” Scientist looks in test tubes, CU red liquid boiling in flask, WS sky - clouds moving, animated lightning strikes; welder welding something, sparks fly. Bright shining sun, light bulb goes on (CU), airplane, explosion, graphic of hydropower engine (?), chemical energy being converted to mechanical energy. CU of element breaking down in water; CU beaker of water turns purple, animation - 5 atoms, spinning electrons. CU of this graphic - nucleus, electrons. Hydrogen, helium, oxygen, neon atoms. Periodic table of elements red/black background. CU Atom animation. Diagram of thermonuclear energy. Balloon being filled w/ helium. Animated atoms moving around, diagram of H2O molecule. Water running in river (diagram of H2O over it).