Rainbow juice using a Universal indicator

Universal indicator is used to find out the approximated PH of some substance. This video shows at first a ph 14. As some acid is added the color starts to changes. In the end the beakers bottom have a different ph from the top, so the various colors appears.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Hydrongen Peroxide and KI solution - Elephant Toothpaste

Elephant Toothpaste video, will you need hydrogen peroxide 30 volumes and KI solution as a catalyst.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Chemistry Experiment - How to make a mirror

Mirrors always fascinating the human being, the possibility to look ourselves face to face is a mark in a culture of a people. That’s why these objects were so precious in ancient times and still are for some indigenous tribes.
Nowadays it is used, beside the self admiration, in cameras, telescopes and satellites.
When the man first went to the moon, they left a mirror there, so today using a laser is possible to measure the distance earth moon very accurately.
This videos shows how to make a mirror by using the glucose to reduce a silver complex. The metallic silver is deposited in the flask forming a mirror’s surface.

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Learn how to do a sodium dichromate volcano

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Sodium dichromate is a orange solid. During its decomposition N2 , water and chrome oxide are liberated. The total volume increase in about 30 times. Some chrome oxide dust and the heat liberated make it really seamed with a true volcano.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Sodium Acetate Slow Crystalization

"A single seed crystal was added to the saturated sodium Acetate solution while at 30C. Omnidirectional needle-like crystals radiated outward from the seed on contact at the solution's surface."
From: youtube video description

Rainbow Juice using Sugar, KMnO4 and NaOH

Using some sugar, NaOH, and KMnO4 is easy to prepare a rainbow juice. The KMnO4 is reducing and changing the flask color.

The magic of polyurethane foam: polyol and isocyante

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This videos shows how polyurethane foam is made, you need just mix together the polyol and the isocyanete. A chemical reaction will happen and the total volume will grow up 30 times the original size.
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