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Rapid Oxidation—Chemical Demonstration Kit

By: Jim and Julie Ealy, Retired, The Peddie School, Hightstown, NJ

Item #: AP2087 

Price: $23.42

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The Rapid Oxidation Chemical Demonstration Kit is one of the safer fire, brimstone and smoke reactions. Students witness the oxidation of glycerin by a permanganate. The reaction is spectacular and dramatic with smoke and fire flaring up.

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This is one of the safer fire, brimstone and smoke reactions. When you add a small amount of glycerin to potassium permanganate, your students will witness the oxidation of glycerin by a permanganate. The reaction is very dramatic with lots of smoke and fire erupting from your evaporating dish. Spectacular, but safe! Teacher Demonstration Notes included.

Concepts: Oxidation–reduction, exothermic reactions.
Time Required: 15 minutes 
Note: Perform this demonstration in a fume hood or well-ventilated lab.

Specifications

Materials Included in Kit: 
Glycerin, 30 mL
Potassium permanganate, 110 g
Foil barrier bag, 4½" x 3" x 12" x 4.3 mil nylon


Correlation to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

Science & Engineering Practices

Analyzing and interpreting data
Constructing explanations and designing solutions

Disciplinary Core Ideas

MS-PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter
MS-PS1.B: Chemical Reactions
HS-PS1.B: Chemical Reactions

Crosscutting Concepts

Patterns

Performance Expectations

MS-PS1-2. Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
HS-PS1-2. Construct and revise an explanation for the outcome of a simple chemical reaction based on the outermost electron states of atoms, trends in the periodic table, and knowledge of the patterns of chemical properties.