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kim2007w Posted Fri 01 Jun, 2007 5:41 PM |
| i was watching a kids programme the other day and they had a science experiment where they put washing up liquid in some chemicals and it made loads and loads of foam, anybody know which chemicals were used |
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harry potter Posted Fri 01 Jun, 2007 5:45 PM |
was it these 2?
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kim2007w Posted Fri 01 Jun, 2007 5:47 PM |
| no |
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emmahealy Posted Fri 01 Jun, 2007 5:48 PM |
vinegar?
isn't that how the kids make model volcanoes...?? |
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Andrew Posted Fri 01 Jun, 2007 5:48 PM |
I'm sure there'll be some hydrogen peroxide in there but it's not an especially nice chemical to use, can burn your eyes :s
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kim2007w Posted Fri 01 Jun, 2007 5:50 PM |
Andrew wrote: I'm sure there'll be some hydrogen peroxide in there but it's not an especially nice chemical to use, can burn your eyes :s
not something i can buy in the local Tesco's then. |
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harry potter Posted Fri 01 Jun, 2007 5:50 PM |
emmahealy wrote: vinegar?
woot! man i used to drown me st. bernard frozen chips with this stuff on friday nights, i'd be coughing up a storm as the chip sangers were being shoved in!
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Andrew Posted Fri 01 Jun, 2007 5:51 PM |
kim2007w wrote: not something i can buy in the local Tesco's then.
it's the stuff folk use to bleach their hair, hence 'peroxide blonde' |
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emmahealy Posted Fri 01 Jun, 2007 5:52 PM |
http://www.kamalii.k12.hi.us/making%20volcanos/model_hana_stephanie.htm
yep its vinegar |
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kim2007w Posted Fri 01 Jun, 2007 5:53 PM |
Andrew wrote: kim2007w wrote: not something i can buy in the local Tesco's then.
it's the stuff folk use to bleach their hair, hence 'peroxide blonde'
thanks,
yes i have just remembered you are our budding scientist |
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Andrew Posted Fri 01 Jun, 2007 5:59 PM |
To be honest it's not really me field, you want a chemist. Although I don't know if there are any on the board.
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happy_me Posted Fri 01 Jun, 2007 6:02 PM |
Andrew wrote: I'm sure there'll be some hydrogen peroxide in there but it's not an especially nice chemical to use, can burn your eyes :s
I think you can use ordinary bicarbonate as well (as in baking soda) |
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kim2007w Posted Fri 01 Jun, 2007 6:03 PM |
happy_me wrote: Andrew wrote: I'm sure there'll be some hydrogen peroxide in there but it's not an especially nice chemical to use, can burn your eyes :s
I think you can use ordinary bicarbonate as well (as in baking soda)
cheers, i think i will go and have some fun making foam, if it comes out good a will take a photo |
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AbsolutPurple Posted Fri 01 Jun, 2007 6:10 PM |
water ???
LOL |
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kim2007w Posted Fri 01 Jun, 2007 6:12 PM |
gutted, it didn't work (sorry about size of picture) |
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