Category: Chemistry Experiments

Overview Nitrogen Triiodide (NI3) is a brown-purple solid at room temperature that explodes when lightly perturbed. Nitrogen Triiodide is extremely sensitive to touch, shock, and

This chemistry experiment shows you how to produce red, orange, green, yellow, blue and purple all in one solution, all the colors of the rainbow,

Core Concepts In this lab tutorial, we learn about the iodine clock reaction, including its procedure, underlying chemistry, and data analysis. Topics Covered in Other

This is the Briggs-Rauscher reaction, the coolest chemistry demonstration on the planet. This is an oscillating reaction, which means the reactants will form products, which

What is elephant toothpaste? Elephant toothpaste is the foamy substance formed by rapid decomposition of hydrogen peroxide in the presence of household dish soap. This

Have you ever looked at the aluminum foil in your kitchen cabinet and wondered what cool experiments you could do with it? So have I!

You probably have a box of borax sitting in your laundry room and have probably used it to take out that tomato sauce stain from

Wouldn’t it be cool if you could make bismuth crystals right in your own kitchen? Guess what? You can! Bismuth is a safe, non-toxic element

Easily create beautiful needle-like crystals in solution At ChemTalk, we were so amazed by the ease and beauty of producing elemental tin crystals, we just

Extractions – like getting potassium metal from bananas, are a popular activity for both home and professional chemists. They are particularly popular on social media,

Some people are familiar with the process of growing crystals of copper sulfate, or even copper acetate. However, very few people know that you can

Lead Nitrate + Potassium Iodide Lead nitrate reacts with potassium iodide to produce a beautiful precipitate, as we will show you. The reaction, known as