the great chemistry

Is it true plastic can be made from potato starch?

Watch this video to see the true.

How to do it?

Mix 30g of potato starch, 30ml of water, 10 ml of glycerin, and 10ml of vinegar in a small pot and heat over low fire.

Stir the mixture at all times and when the mixture has gel-like texture, pour the mixture into a flat-surfaced container lined with aluminium foil.
Make the shape you want it to be.

Leave to dry at room temperature.

Simple right? Try it.

Chemistry is as easy as A B C.......

How to make simple explosion from food? Is it possible?

Watch this video. You just need diet coke and mentos to do it.

How is happened?

A Diet Coke and Mentos eruption (or Diet Coke and Mentos geyser) is a reaction between carbonated beverage and Mentos candies that causes the beverage to spray out of its container. The numerous small pores on the candy's surface catalyze the release of carbon dioxide (CO₂) gas from the soda, resulting in the rapid expulsion of copious quantities of foam. Although any carbonated beverage will produce a similar effect, the reaction was popularized using Diet Coke for seemingly producing the best results.

Experiments in a 2006 edition of the Discovery Channel programme Mythbusters suggested the chemicals responsible for the reaction are gum arabic and gelatine in the sweets, and caffeine, potassium benzoate and aspartame in the Coke. But there have been no rigorous scientific studies of the reaction until now.

Is it true water can be glowing?

Check this out to see the truth.

What you'll need:

A black light (you can find them at places like Walmart and hardware stores, as well as online stores like Amazon).
Tonic water or a highlighter pen.
A dark room to do the experiment.

Instructions:

If you are using a highlighter pen carefully break it open, remove the felt and soak it in a small amount of water for a few minutes.
Find a dark room.
Turn on the black light near your water, how does it look?

What's happening?

Simple explanation:

The ultra violet (UV) light coming from your black light lamp excites things called phosphors. Tonic water and the dye from highlighter pens contain phosphors that turn UV light (light we can’t see) into visible light (light we can see). That’s why your water glows in the dark when you shine a black light on it.

Black lights are used in forensic science, artistic performances, photography, authentication of banknotes and antiques, and in many other areas.

Detailed explanation:

Black light (also known as UV or ultra violet light) is a part of the electromagnetic spectrum. The electromagnetic spectrum also includes infrared, X-rays, visible light (what the human eye can see) and other types of electromagnetic radiation. A black light lamp such as the one you used emits a UV light that can illuminate objects and materials that contain phosphors. Phosphors are special substances that emit light (luminescence) when excited by radiation. Your water glowed under the black light because it contained phosphors. If you used a highlighter pen then the UV light reacted with phosphors in the dye. If you used tonic water then the UV light reacted with phosphors in a chemical used in tonic water called quinine.

There are different types of luminescence, they includ

e fluorescence (used in this experiment, it glows only when the black light is on), phosphorescence (similar to fluorescence but with a glow that can last even after the black light is turned off), chemiluminescence (used to create glow sticks), bioluminescence (from living organisms) and many others.

Do you want free lip Gloss?

Then, learn how to do it by your own.

Check this out.

How to do it?

Ingredients:

Beeswax (a bar is best)
Flavoring and/or scent like drink flavoring.(You can also use honey for flavor and color. Just melt the honey with the vasaline.)
Coloring (pinch a bit from your favorite lipstick or using food coloring)
Any additives you might like (coconut oil, honey spread, lavender)
Small containers (old lip gloss containers or you can buy plastic tubes at the drug store)

Method:

Assemble the ingredients.
Place a quarter cup of the beeswax in a pot.
Stir the mixture of oil and wax as it slowly melts together.
Put the mixture in the microwave for about 20 sec.Remove from heat once the wax and oil have melted together. Add desired flavorings, and/or color.
Pour it into a container if you are planning on keeping it.
Let the mixture cool in your desired container.
Enjoy your soft, natural lips!