Oscillating chemical reaction

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Uploaded by on May 18, 2008

Belousov-Zhabotinskii reaction
Cool science experiment

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  • dang' love that!

  • @kaglioster

    Thanks again.

    How long does it keep oscillating ? Does the frequency keep decreasing due to some reaction reaching equilibrium ?

  • @aamrun

    Smart question!

    I know for sure that the propanedioic acid is indispensable for the reaction, because the cerium(IV) ions is reduced by propanedioic acid to cerium(III) ions, which are then oxidized back to cerium(IV) ions by bromate(V) ions.

    I think (but i'm not sure about that) that citric acid form a complex with cerium(III) ions, so they are oxidized back to cerium(IV) slowly enough to observe a slow oscillation. Bu that's just a hypothesis.

  • @kaglioster

    Thanks for the info ! ( Although it was late by a year :) )

    Why do we need the two organic acids ? Do the conjugate bases play some role in the mechanism ?

  • @aamrun

    Potassium bromate, Cerium (IV) sulfate, propanedioc acid and citric acid in a solution of sulfuric acid

  • la raja

  • hmm

  • What is in the flask ?

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