http://www.instructables.com Sat, 25 May 2013 16:21:11 PDT BLOX v1.01 http://www.instructables.com/id/Energy-Of-Candy-Gummi-Bears-Vs.-MMs-Experiment/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F6J/XXF4/FBU346V2/F6JXXF4FBU346V2.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F6J/XXF4/FBU346V2/F6JXXF4FBU346V2.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F6J/XXF4/FBU346V2/F6JXXF4FBU346V2.SMALL.jpg kentchemistry.com Hyperactive kids, could this be the cause? This demonstration will open your eyes to the amount of energy stored in these little candies. What you do is melt a small quantity of potassium chlorate in a large test tube clamped to a ring stand. Use long-handled tongs to introduce a Gummi Bear candy ...
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Continue Reading »]]> Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:55:16 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/Flour-Bomb-1/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FMK/XOV8/FBU346T5/FMKXOV8FBU346T5.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FMK/XOV8/FBU346T5/FMKXOV8FBU346T5.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FMK/XOV8/FBU346T5/FMKXOV8FBU346T5.SMALL.jpg kentchemistry.com This experiment involves any flammable powder, a paint can and a lit candle. Inside the sealed paint can, a dangerous explosion occurs when an air suspension of a flammable powder is ignited. Put less than a teaspoon of lycopodium on a piece of filter paper positioned on a tripod and using a lighted...
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Continue Reading »]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:58:08 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/NonBurning-Money/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FGN/CKUU/FBU346UF/FGNCKUUFBU346UF.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FGN/CKUU/FBU346UF/FGNCKUUFBU346UF.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FGN/CKUU/FBU346UF/FGNCKUUFBU346UF.SMALL.jpg kentchemistry.com A 20$ bill is taken from the pocket, or better yet, from a volunteer planted in the audience and is soaked in a liquid and set on fire. While holding the 20$ bill with tongs and watching the blue flame, one points out that the 20$ bill is not burning. Finally the 20$ bill is snuffed out with a quick...
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Continue Reading »]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:22:07 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/Electroplating-A-Quarter/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F8O/VR83/FBU346T1/F8OVR83FBU346T1.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F8O/VR83/FBU346T1/F8OVR83FBU346T1.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F8O/VR83/FBU346T1/F8OVR83FBU346T1.SMALL.jpg kentchemistry.com Quarters are nice and silvery. What if they looked like a big penny? This video shows you how to electroplate metal objects. How to Electroplate a Quarter Attach a piece of copper (a penny should work) to the positive + end of a battery Attach the quarter to the negative end - Fill a beaker/glass w...
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Continue Reading »]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:41:39 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/Disappearing-Cup/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F6J/XWZ8/FBU37ALY/F6JXWZ8FBU37ALY.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F6J/XWZ8/FBU37ALY/F6JXWZ8FBU37ALY.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F6J/XWZ8/FBU37ALY/F6JXWZ8FBU37ALY.SMALL.jpg kentchemistry.com Styrofoam is a polymer and when brought into contact with acetone the polymer breaks down into its monomers. This demonstration show the process of depolymerization. It looks pretty cool. Need a Petri dish (something that is not Plastic to hold Demonstrations in Styrofoam Cup is placed into petri ...
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Continue Reading »]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:34:58 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/Flammable-Ice/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F0T/R9XS/FBU346VG/F0TR9XSFBU346VG.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F0T/R9XS/FBU346VG/F0TR9XSFBU346VG.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F0T/R9XS/FBU346VG/F0TR9XSFBU346VG.SMALL.jpg kentchemistry.com Ice is quickly added to a dry Pyrex bowl. Not Dry there is Calcium Carbide on the bottom, that is why you do it quickly. When the Ice melts the water reacts with the calcium carbide (place on the bottom) to produce acetylene gas and calcium hydroxide. The acetylene gas then explodes into flames when...
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Continue Reading »]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:51:40 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/Shivering-Quarters-in-Dry-Ice/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FTA/0SQJ/FBU346XX/FTA0SQJFBU346XX.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FTA/0SQJ/FBU346XX/FTA0SQJFBU346XX.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FTA/0SQJ/FBU346XX/FTA0SQJFBU346XX.SMALL.jpg kentchemistry.com When a quarter in pushed into dry ice, a strange thing happens. The quarter starts to quiver. It is a normal room temperature quarter. I did nothing to the quarter. This is not a trick but really Hazards: 1. Handle the dry ice with protective gloves. happens.
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