SUCD: Some Unusual Chemical Demos by Richard Paddon

This ebook unveils ten captivating chemical reactions that will amaze your audience. Discover liquids that change colors, seemingly possess emotions, and create stunning glowing effects. Detailed explanations and the science behind these reactions are included.

Contents

• Safety First
• Introduction
• Water – Ink – Wine: Watch as water transforms into various colored liquids (water, ink, and wine) that change hues when mixed.
• The Blue-Bottle Reaction: A clear, colorless liquid in a sealed bottle changes to dark blue when shaken and reverts to colorless when left undisturbed, allowing for multiple repetitions without any additions.
• The Temperamental Liquid: A yellow liquid in a sealed bottle appears calm but turns red when shaken, returning to yellow when still. After several repetitions, a final shake reveals a dark green color.
• Oscillating Reaction #1: Experience a mesmerizing color oscillation in a liquid, cycling through dark blue, pale shades, colorless, yellow, gold, brown, and back to deep blue.
• Oscillating Reaction #2
• Chickenpox Reaction: Two solutions combine to create a slow color change, first mottling before transforming completely after about 20 seconds.
• Orange? No, Ink! As two solutions mix, the audience is prompted to focus on ink, causing the liquid to shift to orange. With continued concentration on black ink, it flashes to black, similar to the Think Ink effect without needing a gimmicked jug.
• The Double Iodate Reaction #2
• The Chemiluminescent Clock Reaction #1: A liquid glows red in the dark, frothing and bubbling to reveal a lilac glow, creating a spectacular visual display.
• The Chemiluminescent Clock Reaction #2
• Appendix

1st edition 2007, 17 pages. Word count: 2363, equivalent to 9 standard pages of text.