| Thames & Kosmos CHEM C3000 | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 3 reviews)
Sales Rank: 2296
Category: Toy
Publisher: Thames & Kosmos
Studio: Thames & Kosmos
Brand: Thames & Kosmos
Label: Thames & Kosmos
Media: Toy
Autographed: 0
Memorabilia: 0
Fragile: 0
Batteries Included: 0
Age: 12 - 18 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 11.9
Dimensions (in): 13 x 11.2 x 16.5
MPN: 843749
Model: 645014
EAN: 4002051645014
ASIN: B00007B8M6
Release Date: May 31, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | The ultimate chemistry kit | | • | Designed and manufactured in Germany for safe experimentation | | • | 387 experiments in 32 sections | | • | Start with fun experiments to learn basic chemistry principles | | • | For ages from 12 years and above |
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Product Description
Perform hundreds of real chemical experiments with this advanced chemistry set. - Ultimate chemistry kit
- 387 experiments in 32 sections
- No previous experience required
- Designed and manufactured in Germany for safe experimentation
- Professional quality lab equipment
- Protective safety glasses
- 8 test tubes
- 2 pipettes
- Chemicals included: Sodium hydrogen sulfate, sodium carbonate, potassium, hexacyanoferrate (II), calcium hydroxide, ammonium iron sulfate, ammonium chloride, copper sulfate, litmus powder, hexamethyleneteramine, sodium bicarbonate, tartaric acid, luminol preparation, hexacyanoferrate (III), calcium sulfate, iron filings, potassium permanganate preparation, activated charcoal, ammonium carbonate, potassium iodide, potassium bromide, potassium permanganate, sodium thiosulfate, sulfur, zinc powder
Experiment, discover, and explore the fascinating world of chemical reactions with this complete lab for at-home use.Safety warning: This product contains small parts that may present a choking hazard for young children.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Very well thought out Chemistry Set! December 28, 2007
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
I have a couple of chemistry sets, such as the Microchem 5000, which is a surprisingly in-depth set. But this set, the Chem3000 is the best chemistry set I have ever seen, or used. The manual, coupled with the actual labware makes this set a serious tool for a budding chemist, or for someone who really wants to learn some general chemistry but doesn't have the time or resources to go to college.
As regards not being to get the Sodium Hydroxide, you can get it from Unitednuclear.com, and Homesciencetools.com sells both Hydrochloric acid and Sodium hydroxide. Both sites sell other chemicals too, so you won't have a problem getting the necessary chemicals. Also, many hardware stores sell Hydrochloric acid (they call it Muriatic acid), as well as Sulfuric acid (battery acid). So, getting the necessary chemicals is not as hard as it may seem.
Like the guy before me, I have a nostalgia bug too, and the Chem3000 fills that niche very nicely. I consider this chemistry set to be the finest ever made. The only way I think it could be improved (for the price) would be to add more chemical reaction information in their already really good manual.
If you want to learn chemistry but never got around to it, this is the set to buy.
Gives the experimenter a lot of activity May 13, 2007
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
I never actually had a chemistry set as a kid, with my Dad being more into mechanical and electrical scientific toys, but I have fond memories of both HS and college chemistry lab, and was wanting at least to have some chemicals and actual procedures to use with the set of classic Pyrex labware I was building from the Sargent-Welch site (where they don't sell chemicals to individuals). It appears they've thought out the equipment, much of which is "real"-lab quality (I loved the VWR 100 mL Erlenmeyer flask, the ceramic evaporating dish and the test tubes), so that effective work can be done, and it's quite ambitious, the extent of general chemistry that they attempt to cover with a single lab manual. I noted as did the previous reviewer that some of those non-shippable or limited shelf-life chemicals look rather difficult to find, but many of the substances are just as I remember them being in school, so my retro bug is well supplied. I would think the serious experimenter would need to put a bit of dedication into doing things right or much of the value would go unused. I noted with appreciation that this kit was made in Germany, where I've always been amazed at the emphasis on educational content they put into toys, like my little Wilesco steam engine that I bought a few years back and still run on occasion.
I guess I come from the side of life where I've been there and done all that, and simply want to re-live those days when I was as the intended audience is, having the subject opening before them for the first time. Before I'd lay out this kind of money on a set, I'd make sure the student was up for it.
I'm impressed that such kits are marketed with the young student in mind, and since I'm just a big kid, well, you can count me in as entertained at the same time.
 C300 advanced chemistry January 9, 2007
35 out of 38 found this review helpful
Very good kit. However,it does not contain all the materials needed and the required additional solutions are almost impossible to get hold of these days (like sodium hydroxide - lye, because it is used by crack labs). Since these solutions are needed for many experiments and are illegal to mail, a large part of the experiments are not possible to do. This is a significant drawback.
The experiments need close adult supervision and involve open flames, boiling solutions, hydrochloric acid, etc. and are not for younger children or the fainthearted parent. There is limited explanation in the manual about chemistry, so a supplemental text or course would be best to get an understanding of why the reactions happen.
That said, our daughter loves the kit and it is complete, well organized and of excellent quality.
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