Demo #4: decomposition reactions

This is the fourth in a series of chemistry demonstration videos at the grand falls-windsor campus of the college of the north atlantic.

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[starling1990]

The bucket was deliberately too small Hermann?? In other words, you deliberately made a mess? I'm sorry but I can't condone this type of behavior. (Here also seems like a good time to ask you to wash the ink stain out of your lab coat) Just kidding. Great demo. What was the one you did for the open house night? Wasn't that similar to the ones with the filter paper?

[hermanntrude]

It wasn't entirely deliberately too small. When i decided to use it I thought "perhaps it's too small" then I thought "well if it is, it'll only be more dramatic". A dirty lab coat is the sign of a chemist who works in his lab. Any chemist with a clean lab coat isn't working hard enough. Yes the one with the filter paper is identical to what you saw at college day.

[eh1eh]

Who knew decomposition could be so much fun? Herman did. Cheers dude.