Part 4: Improving On Nature

Organic chemistry goes industrial with William Perkin exploring carbon's tetrahedral bonds and the discovery of chirality. This video looks at the concept of atoms as 3D objects and 3D structural diagrams and models. There is also a brief look at various synthetic organic compounds developed from natural ones, both achievements and difficulties.
Release
2002  
Minutes
15  
Grade Level
I-S  
Format
DVD  
Organic chemistry goes industrial with William Perkin exploring carbon's tetrahedral bonds and the discovery of chirality. This video looks at the concept of atoms as 3D objects and 3D structural diagrams and models. There is also a brief look at various synthetic organic compounds developed from natural ones, both achievements and difficulties.

This film is part of a series. The series title and other films in this series are listed below.

Atoms Of Fire - A Seven Part Series

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