Chemistry Extra Credit

2. Birth
 Born on September 22, 1791 in
Newington, Surrey, England.
 He had little formal education but
learned by reading book when he
worked for a bookbinder.

3. Life
 He heard Humphrey Davy lecture and
immediately asked to be his apprentice,
where his career lifted off.
 He died on August 25, 1867 at Hampton
Court, Surrey.

4. Career
 He was influenced by Humphrey Davy
and soon became his successor as the
Professor of Chemistry at the Royal
Institution.
 Here he studied chlorine and
electromagnetism.

5. Awards
 Hewas
awarded Royal
and Rumford
medals of
Royal Society.

6.  The government gave him a pension
and somewhere to live because of his
discoveries.
 They were hoping he would help invent
poisonous gases to be used for the
Crimean War.
 He denied their request.

7. Lectures
 He was known for being a powerful
speaker where his lectures drew crowds
because they were understandable
without scientific jargon.
 On Christmas day he would lecture to
children about chemistry and would
exhibit an experiment. This is still
performed today as Faraday’s Lectures
for Children.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cchBMv0ywnw

8. He discovered…
 …two new compounds of chlorine and
carbon.
 …benzene.
 He proved that gases vaporize from
liquids by liquifying gases.

9. He invented…
 …new kinds of glass for optical
purposes.
 …bunsen burner.
 …Laws of electrolysis.
 …first generator and transformer due to
electromagnetic induction
 …first electric motor due to
electromagnetic rotation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG0pzGcy4xU&feature=related

10. Popularized
 The general methods of chemistry
became a focus of its own special study.
 Terms – anode, cathode, electrode, and
ion. (credit to William Whewell)

11. Experimental Researches in
Electricity
 Faraday’s publication of
a quarter century work
on electricity and
magnetism. He
introduced and
elaborated the electrical
terms that we use today.

12. The Chemical History of the
Candle
 This book was originally a lecture on a
candle’s combustion, carbonic acid
production, and the water production
from the flame.
 It suggested simplistic experiments and
is used around the world to teach the
scientific method.

13. Impact
 The bunsen burner is a necessity in
most science laboratories.
 In chemistry, his chlorine/carbon
compounds are used such as
tetrchloroethylene.
 He proved a basis in chemistry- that
gases comes from liquids.
 His published works are still used today
because of their simplistic jargon.

14. Impact
 We use his optical glass in microscopes
and glasses today.
 Developed or popularized terms that we
use today involving electricity.
 We use electric motors everyday.
 With the information from The Chemical
History of the Candle, we are now able
to have fuel efficient cars because of the
water produced from combustion.

15. In dedication…
 Faraday was given his own unit of
measurement..
‘farad’ was originally a unit of electrical
charge, now it is a unit of electrical
capacitance.

16. References