How to create an exothermic reaction? – Live Experiments (Ep 40) – Head Squeeze



HeadSqueezer Huw James has a go at creating an exothermic reaction?

Links:
Endothermic and Exothermic reactions:
http://chemistry.about.com/cs/generalchemistry/a/aa051903a.htm

Elephant Toothpaste: http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistrydemonstrations/a/elephanttooth.htm

The Bloodhound Project:
http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/project

Elephants actually brush their teeth?
http://www.today.com/pets/happy-brush-your-elephants-teeth-day-945779

What you need:
1 litre plastic bottle
Washing detergent
Active yeast
Hydrogen peroxide solution
Food colouring
Glass bowl
Rubber gloves

Instructions:
Sit the plastic bottle in the glass bowl
Put on your rubber gloves
Pour some hydrogen peroxide solution to the bottle
Add a little bit of washing detergent
Add some food colouring
Add some yeast
Give the bottle a shake

IMPORTANT: If you are doing this experiment please follow the instructions carefully

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41 Comments

  1. Haha i think anything about 8c is good for us Brit's, anything about 20c/25c is just to much, it gets very humid very quickly and so becomes uncomfortable. Its about 13c here as i write this and its perfect for an out door drink. 

  2. hi, i am wondering, do you live in England? if so define hot. i am interested because i know someone who lives in England and i asked how the weather was and he said it was quite warm and i asked what the temp was and he said about 10c where i live the only time it gets below 10 is at 3 am in the morning in the middle of winter!!!! and in summer it can get up to 40

  3. I'm not an chemist, just a lowly engineer. But what is the yeast doing? Is it a catalyst or is it a reactant? You are not explaining clearly what the active yeast is contributing.

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