Very little in the physical world occurs without chemical reactions being involved. This program takes an in-depth look at five common products-soap, polystyrene, aluminum, paint, and car batteries-and explores the chemistry behind their manufacture and use. With the help of graphics and footage from inside manufacturing plants, the video reveals just how surface chemistry, redox chemistry, metals, and polymers play a part in everyday life.

Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Sept. 18, 2010. Learn360 is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.

Chemicals: Soap (4:53) -- Chemistry of Polystyrene (2:31) -- Chemistry of Aluminium/Aluminum (4:33) -- Chemistry of Paint (2:29) -- Chemistry of Car Batteries: (3:00) -- Credits: Chemical Equations in the Real World (0:42).