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).
Gives the experimenter a lot of activity.
#Thames chem c3000 manual
* Experiment Manual * Eight Test Tubes * Two Pipettes * Sodium Bisulfate * Sodium Carbonate * Potassium Hexacyanoferrate(II) * Ammonium Iron(III) Sulfate * Ammonium Chloride * Copper(II) Sulfate * Litmus Power * Hexamethyl-eneteramine * Calcium Hydroxide * Sodium Bicarbonate * Tartaric Acid * Luminol Preparation * Potassium Hexacyanoferrate(III) * Calcium Sulfate * Iron Filings (Iron Powder) * Potassium Permanganate Preparation * Activated charcoal * Ammonium carbonate * Potassium iodide * Potassium bromide * Potassium permanganate * Sodium thiosulfate * Sulfur * Zinc powder * Screw-top Jar * Test Tube Rack * Two Measuring Cups * Two Cup Lids * Measuring Spoon * Test Tube Brush * Carbon Rod * Plastic Basin * Safety Lid Opener * Four Wires * Copper Wire * 2 Bags of Magnesium Strips * Protective Safety Glasses * Battery Connector * Light Bulb (3.8 V) * Rubber Stopper * Two Cork Stoppers * 2 Pointed Glass Tubes * 2 Angled Glass Tubes * Filter Paper * Two Plastic Bottles with Caps * Plastic Funnel * Alcohol Burner Base * Wick * Burner Cap * Insulator * Wick Holder * Aluminum Disk * Wooden Test Tube Holder * Litmus Paper, Blue * Filter Paper * Straight Glass Tube * Heating Rod * Labels * Graduated cylinder * Plastic syringe * Lab stand clamp * Three lab stand legs * Erlenmeyer flask * Iron wire * Two pieces of rubber tubing * Tripod stand platform * Lab stand base * Plastic straw for syringe * Bag of small parts * Rubber stopper with one hole * Rubber stopper with two holes * Lab stand rod * Acute angled glass pipe * Two screw-top lids * Plastic bottle, red (for hydrochloric acid) * Plastic bottle, blue (for sodium hydroxide) * Filter paper * Wire mesh * Evaporation dish * Small bottle for silver nitrate solution
Haven't bought it but researched the contents and I want it.
If you want to learn chemistry but never got around to it, this is the set to buy. 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. I consider this chemistry set to be the finest ever made. Like the guy before me, I have a nostalgia bug too, and the Chem3000 fills that niche very nicely. So, getting the necessary chemicals is not as hard as it may seem. Also, many hardware stores sell Hydrochloric acid (they call it Muriatic acid), as well as Sulfuric acid (battery acid). Both sites sell other chemicals too, so you won't have a problem getting the necessary chemicals. As regards not being to get the Sodium Hydroxide, you can get it from, and sells both Hydrochloric acid and Sodium hydroxide. 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. But this set, the Chem3000 is the best chemistry set I have ever seen, or used. I have a couple of chemistry sets, such as the Microchem 5000, which is a surprisingly in-depth set. This review is from : Thames & Kosmos CHEM C3000