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"Is It Chemistry or Magic?"

"Is It Chemistry or Magic?" is a chemical demonstration road show created by Otis Rothenberger and Jim Webb, emeritus professors of chemistry at Illinois State University. Over a period of twenty-five years, the presentation has been affiliated with the Chemical Industries Council of Illinois, the American Chemical Society, the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, and the Illinois State University Department of Chemistry.

The show is a fun chemical demonstration lecture designed to explain what chemistry is and to show chemistry in action. The presentation has visited public schools, colleges, and universities in twenty USA states. More than 20,000 adults, young adults, and children have heard the presentation's instructional message.

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