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Item #: AP8989
Price: $58.70
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The Two-Cent Colorful Demonstration Kit is a demonstration with a surprise ending. Two pennies are dissolved in nitric acid, producing a green solution. The colors span the spectrum from blue to pink. As if that weren't enough, wait for the finale.
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The demo with a surprise ending! Two copper pennies are dissolved in nitric acid, producing a green solution. As the pennies dissolve, the NO2 gas produced is bubbled through a (blue) basic solution containing universal indicator. As the NO2 gas dissolves in the solution, it reacts with water to form nitric acid. The colors will span the spectrum from blue to pink as the solution becomes more acidic. As if that weren't enough color change, wait until you see the finale! (We won't spoil it.)
Concepts: Acid–base indicators, oxidation–reduction, reactions of metals and acids.
Time Required: 25 minutes
Materials Provided: Nitric acid, universal indicator solution, glass tubing (to make glass elbows), stoppers, plastic tubing.
Note: Pennies are needed, but not provided. Perform this demonstration in a fume hood or well-ventilated lab.
Materials Included in Kit:
Nitric acid, reagent, 500 mL
Sodium hydroxide solution, 0.1 M, 20 mL
Universal indicator solution, 35 mL
Glass tubing, 5 mm, 6" long, 2
Glass tubing, soft glass, 12"
Plastic tubing, 3/16" i.d., 1/16" wall thickness, 12"
Stoppers, black rubber, 1-hole, size #7
Stoppers, black rubber, 2-hole, size #8
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