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How do you make a fantastic foamy fountain?
FANTASTIC FOAMY FOUNTAIN
- A clean 16 ounce (473 ml) plastic soda bottle or a water bottle.
- 20-Volume hydrogen peroxide liquid (20-volume is a 6% solution that is stronger than what you find in most pharmacies.
- 1 Tablespoon (15ml – one packet) of dry yeast.
- 3+ Tablespoons (15 ml) of warm water.
- Liquid dishwashing soap.
How do you make a foam explosion without yeast?
Pour 1/2 cup hydrogen peroxide solution, 1/4 cup dishwashing soap, and a few drops of food coloring into the bottle. Swish the bottle around to mix the ingredients. Set the bottle in a sink or outdoors or some other place where you won’t mind getting wet foam everywhere.
What reacts with water and foam?
Foam does not form on pure water, as water likes to stick together. Air bubbles rising to the water surface push through and escape. Adding surfactants to the water allows the soapy liquid to spread out and trap the air bubbles, so a layer of foam forms.
How do you make a chemical reaction to foam?
Measure 1/2 cup of hydrogen peroxide, and carefully pour it into the bottle. Add a big squirt of dish soap into the bottle, and swirl gently to mix. If you want to make your foam a single color, add a few drops of food coloring directly into the hydrogen peroxide, and swirl the bottle gently to mix.
How do you make exploding foam without yeast?
Does vinegar and baking soda foam?
Baking soda and vinegar react, and one of the products of the reaction is carbon dioxide gas. This gas forms bubbles that are surrounded by the liquid. The laundry detergent makes the bubbles last longer, and a foam is produced.
What is the difference between elephant toothpaste and Devil’s toothpaste?
Elephant toothpaste is like the baby version of devil toothpaste because they both have the same foamy look. However, devil toothpaste is a mass explosion that requires a catalyst like potassium iodide or yeast, hydrogen peroxide, and soap to get started.
What happens when you mix baking soda and vinegar and dish soap?
A chemical reaction between the vinegar and the baking soda produces bubbles of carbon dioxide gas. The dish detergent in the vinegar helps the bubbles last longer than they would with just vinegar and baking soda.