Alchemy Fair

Alchemy Fair-2018

30.8.2018

Chemistry department has organized ‘Alchemy Fair-2018’(chemistry exhibition), an expression of intellectual potential and compassion,  on 30.8.2018 on our college campus with a noble initiative of promoting benevolence and support for the needy people through ‘Bowl of Rice’ concept. Transfer of knowledge of basic concepts of chemistry by live demonstrations is carried out by the students of ‘Alchemy Club’ of chemistry department.

• A total number of 46 live experiments are demonstrated related to different concepts of chemistry  like combustion, sublimation, crystallization, stalactite, stalagmites, esterification, acid-base concepts,  acid-base indicators, oxidation-reduction reactions, displacement reactions, solid state reactions, complex formation reactions, endothermic, exothermic reactions, evaporation, polymerization reactions, optical properties of light, Tyndall effect, rate of reactions, effect of catalyst on rate, effect of temperature on equilibrium, electrochemistry experiments, chemical reactivity series; separation techniques like paper, thin layer chromatography; solvent extraction; etc.
• Each experiment is monitored by a 3 membered team. 
• Entry fee for the exhibition is ‘Bowl of Rice’.
• 429 students and 42 faculty members of different colleges and schools visited the exibition and contributed nearly 755kg rice.
•  The collected rice was distributed to 6 different organisations as below
  
                                   1.  Child Aid foundation
            Door no. 40-25-58,
            CAF Road, Patamatalanka
            Vijayadawa
            Ph.No: 9152672677
  
  
         2. Sai Prema Special School
             Road no. 8
             Bharathinagar A.P.
             Ph.No.: 9849524249
  
  
         3. Amma Vodi
             Moghalraj Puram
             Ph.No: 9985483527, 08662491675
       4.  SKCV children’s Trust
            Santhosh Bhavan
            Sambamurthy Road,
            Opp.Press club, Gandhinagar
            Ph.No: 09581294999
       5.  Sharon Foundation,
            Mangalagiri
            DJ Nayak
            Ph.No: 7382898030
  
  
       6.  Care and share,
            Daddy home
            Gannavaram 
            Ph.No: 9666814411