Published on January 22, 2017
Behold, the popular Elephant’s Toothpaste reaction… We look at it in some detail.
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Hydrogen Peroxide solution is catalysed by Potassium Iodide – washing liquid (for foam) and food dye (for colour) make the whole thing more visible!
This video features Professor Martyn Poliakoff, Dr Samantha Tang and, of course, Neil Barnes.
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