A simple and quick science project for our church kids
Difficulty Level (Easy, Medium, Hard, Insane):
Easy
Process:
Mixing 3g of fine aluminum powder with 24g of manganese (iv) oxide and lighting it on fire with a 4" piece of magnesium ribbon creates a very bright flash and a nice big cloud of smoke. Something I might mix up with the kids at church next science night.
I bought the manganese (iv) oxide and aluminum powder over 20 years ago when I first got into chemistry back in high school so I dug it out and it still works perfect. Maybe I'll try black powder next time...
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Pictures:
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| Aluminum powder |
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| Manganese (iv) oxide |
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| Weighing 9g of aluminum powder |
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| Add 24g of manganese (iv) oxide |
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| The magnesium ribbon that just arrived in the mail today |
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Materials:
24g of manganese (iv) oxide
9g of aluminum powder
4" of magnesium ribbon
Cost:
$0.10 for the magnesium
Time:
20 minutes
Conclusion:
Awesome! I could totally have gotten into pyrotechnics...
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