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Elephant Toothpaste, 5 of 5

Elephant toothpaste, 5 of 5. Elephant toothpaste is a colourful classroom demonstration of catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide. Here a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution (H2O2) is mixed with liquid dish soap and some food colouring in an Erlenmeyer flask. Then powdered potassium iodide (KI) is added as a catalyst. Decomposition of hydrogen peroxide generates oxygen (O2) gas creating bubbles in the soapy solution. The foam rises up and then pours out of the flask. Chemically decomposition of hydrogen peroxide occurs in two steps: H2O2 (aq) + I- (aq) -> H2O(l) + OI-(aq) and H2O2(aq) + OI-(aq) -> H2O(l) + O2(g) + I-(aq).
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Title: Elephant Toothpaste, 5 of 5
Caption: Elephant toothpaste, 5 of 5. Elephant toothpaste is a colourful classroom demonstration of catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide. Here a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution (H2O2) is mixed with liquid dish soap and some food colouring in an Erlenmeyer flask. Then powdered potassium iodide (KI) is added as a catalyst. Decomposition of hydrogen peroxide generates oxygen (O2) gas creating bubbles in the soapy solution. The foam rises up and then pours out of the flask. Chemically decomposition of hydrogen peroxide occurs in two steps: H2O2 (aq) + I- (aq) -> H2O(l) + OI-(aq) and H2O2(aq) + OI-(aq) -> H2O(l) + O2(g) + I-(aq).
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Image size: 3417 × 5141 px | 50.3 MB
Print size: 28.9 × 43.5 cm | 1345.3 × 2024.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: BUBBLES • CATALYST • CATALYTIC • CHEMICAL • CHEMISTRY • DECOMPOSITION • DEMONSTRATION • ELEFANT • ELEPHANT • ELEPHANTS • ERLENMEYER • EXPERIENCE • EXPERIMENT CONSTRUCTION = SETTING UP EXPERIMENT • EXPERIMENT CONSTRUCTION • EXPERIMENT • FLASK • GAS • H2O2 • HYDROGEN • IODIDE • KI • MARSHMALLOW • O2 • OXYGEN • PEROXIDE • POTASSIUM • REACTION • SEQUENCE • SERIES • SETTING UP EXPERIMENT • SOLUTION • TOOTHPASTE