KClO3 and sugar

[suiseiseki2007]

how to stop the burning reaction?

or do you have to wait till all the reactants are gone before you could do anything

[zaxtor]

Nice one

[InsertAwsmNameHere]

i hope i didnt wreck your wooden thing lol

[linjedomarn99]

K is very toxic!

[mitzle1999]

Nice one.

I'm thinking of trying that at my work place xD

[WpA09]

...and that is how they came up with the lightsaber...

[PyR0Star]

@WpA09 we'd need a glass blower to make it, would be interesting....

[propyropower]

the cheapest bleu flame you'il ever see!

[CamoteMaster]

farrt

[Gratlaguy]

Halo 3 is what that looks like. Just figure out a way to launch the reaction across the room and you're a proud owner of a Covenant plasma rifle.

[BenHutchinson1]

So all 3 ingredients are important, KClO3 and sugar and H2SO4? How is each chemical involved in the reaction?

[zmod101]

@BenHutchinson1 KClO3 oxidizes Sugar.in an exothermic reaction, though it only occurs at a high temperature. H2SO4 starts the reaction (only a small bit is needed) by oxidizing the sugar in a slower exothermic reaction. The heat from the H2SO4 allows the KCl03 to oxidize the sugar in the faster more violent reaction that you saw

[BenHutchinson1]

Did it ignite spontaneously when the sugar came in contact with the KClO3? Should really use KClO4, I hear it's used in fireworks to make gunpowder when mixed with sugar.

[madnessdexter]

@BenHutchinson1 not when it contact sugar. It ignites when you add sulfuric acid.

[McDeeViouz]

THAT WAS SILLY, IT WAS COMPARABLE TO, "GOING BACK TO A FIREWORK, THAT DIDNT GO OFF, TO TRY AND RE-LIGHT IT".....I WISH IT WOULD HAVE GONE OF, WHILE UR HAND WAS IN THERE, I'D CALL U CRISPY FINGERS ;)

[Firesoar13]

your description says copper chloride but your title says potassium chlorate which is it?

[ginocretino]

@Firesoar13 no they just add some copper chloride for colour. but the reaction is between k chlorate and sugar

[triggerrs]

Whether it is possible to replace KClO4 or NH4ClO4???

[tylerwalker2]

where can i buy sulfiric acid becuz if i get some im putting sugar in it

[firedude201234]

i think you fucked up!!!!

lmao!

[happyking9]

Good idea, put the stuff that makes blue flames in a wooden rack :D

[shino0147852369]

Where can i get KClO3???

[Nikoz7Makaveli]

can kclo3 or kclo4 ever be explosive when mixed with sugar?

[mewrox99]

@Nikoz7Makaveli

Hmm, I'm think they can

[Nikoz7Makaveli]

when then?

[ftynmik]

ОМГ!! теперь аудитория требует опыт Fr + вода!;))

[JCsenshi]

wow, nice reaction,!! i wanna do it!!

[jibjab4568]

what concentration of H2SO4 did you use?

[skcuf2]

My friend did this for a demonstration except we didn't use test tubes. We used a metal plate in the grass outside. Also we did it one time with about 20 times as much chemicals used there. Smelled exactly like roasted marshmallows. Was a good day

[PyroChemicals]

That's an expensive demonstration. Do this on a metal plate next time.

[Hismathefirst]

A test tube isn´t that expensive.

[Pookatube]

Next time Put a gummy bear in the Test tubne with KCIO3!!!

[SamIves85]

Jeeeeeesus! O_O

[herrkrusher]

awesome! I wanna try it!

[sebas28mtl]

Is this cheaper than Drano? My landlord says its on me so... lol

[crabbulator]

next time clean the darn glass on that fume hood.

[contractki11er]

it burnt the test tube rack

[kiov]

Would it make sense to use this in rockets?

[XxXPyrotechnicsXxX]

no :D

[Serostern]

Nice idea, but... No xD

[chimeraseven]

BWA HA HA HA HA that's awesome. The whole time I was like that tube's gonna pop that tube's gonna pop...didn't expect it the be the one in the middle that broke though! kekeke

[CichyMg42]

Nice film :)

[alex90asd]

lol

[randyclar747]

Yes, this would be great, and cheap fuel for a solid rocket motor. If anyone can enlighten me on how to make a rocket motor, text me.

[dawggy78]

wood make good rocket fuel

[mitchelitis12]

they use KNO3 right now....

[civmaster50]

or NH4CLO4...its more powerful

[Yarrick12345]

sweet

[ToobeYoo]

lol weee rocket motor.

[xlollitox]

5 STARS!!!

[xlollitox]

COOL! VERY NICE! where do you find the potassium clorate?

thank you!

[mdogboy0]

cool, and test tube rack got a new black paint job

[54spiritedwill54]

I liked his wooden thing until it was ruined.

[tylerGo1]

wow

that was one of the best reactions ive seen

it was like a roman candle

[roygbiv330]

some1 explain it with chemical equations.

[picocncaca]

8 KClO3 + C12H22O11 = 8 KCl + 12 CO2 + 11 H2O

however, i don't know how sulphuric acid is involved here.. maybe a catalyst?

[Sebbass69]

The sulfuric acid reacts with the KClO3 to make chloric acid, which is very unstable and will react with the sugar to bring about the required activation energy -

[Hismathefirst]

Clo2

[moptim]

Sulfuric acid is also able to dehydrate the sucrose into carbon and water. That reaction is exothermic, and concentrated sulfuric acid displays ability to ignite carbohydrates by heating them very hot, and aerial oxygen is able to burn it.

[Hismathefirst]

The acid forms Clo2 if it comes into contact with chlorate salts.

[pyroduck7]

im no nobel-winning chemist but isent the point of a fume hood is to take away the gasses lmao

[Lizzardman666]

Johnny was a chemist's son,

But Johnny is no more.

What Johnny thought was H20

was H2SO4.

[mugiwara7]

Lol, here's the one we were taught.

Little Willy was a chemist,

Little Willy is no more.

What he thought was H20,

Was really H2S04.

So creepy. xD

[humphr]

We learned:

Little Billy took a drink,

But now he'll drink no more;

For what he thought was H20,

Was H2SO4.

(Regardless, someone's in a pret-ty bad way, there. Hehehe!)

Cool video! Makes me remember why I loved chemisty lab! :)

[kawana87]

@mugiwara7 ouch lol... what a way to go :P

[Gmc42082]

@mugiwara7 i heard a similar one. "At last the thirsty fisherman he isn't anymore, for what he thought was H2O was H2SO4."

[crowbarblue]

so the sugar and sulphuric acid are like the ignition?

[anakincstrike]

like the flames :D..interesting:P

[cordawg92]

I think thats my teacher

[psychophantom]

your in a fucking fume hood turn it on!!!!

[brainblessed]

nerd

[WiLsOnPrOdUcTiOnS666]

lol

[Josh906]

cooool

[vess25]

anyone knows how much would a standard fume hood cost ? in USD$ (Estimate)

[espen991]

DEXTER.

[BasicNewb]

dont just fucking open that glassdoor man,m those gases might be toxic!

[capnquack]

The fume hood is sucking them straight up. No worries there. and holy CRAP, I can't believe you burst that testtube.

[josh1821]

That wooden thing is a Test Tube Rack and they are doing it in a Fume Cupboard.

[webscorpion007]

No shit, Einstein.

[Xenodius]

"uh, we aren't supposed to do that in there are we?"

[vmelkon]

I liked his wooden thing until it was ruined.

[MDHmodder]

what can I say there goes your test tube thingy

[counteryourface]

I think he wrecked the wooden thing.

[DigiEvolve]

That was funny.