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Home > Demo Database > Catalysis

Zinc + Ammonium Nitrate

This is a very exciting exothermic reaction that produces a flame and a lot of smoke.
Zn + NH4NO3 → N2 + ZnO + 2 H2O, NaCl is a catalyst

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Catalysis Chemical Change Exothermic Reactions Redox

6.4f BIO.2c CH.3b CH.3e CH.3f PS.5b

Genie in a Bottle

Genie in a Bottle

This demo makes use of the catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to produce a column of steam out of a flask, that looks like a genie coming out of a bottle.
2H2O2 → 2H2O + O2, KI is a catalyst

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Catalysis Chemical Change Color Change Decomposition Reactions Evolution of a Gas Exothermic Reactions Lesson Plans Problem Sets

6.4f BIO.2c CH.3b CH.3e CH.3f PS.5b

Elephant’s Toothpaste

Elephant’s Toothpaste

Hydrogen peroxide is decomposed quickly in liquid soap with the help of a catalyst to create a large volume of foam that grows out of a graduated cylinder. The soap bubbles contain oxygen.
2H2O2 → 2H2O + O2, KI is a catalyst

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Catalysis Chemical Change Color Change Decomposition Reactions Evolution of a Gas Exothermic Reactions Lesson Plans

6.4f BIO.2c CH.3b CH.3e CH.3f PS.5b

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