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Elephant Toothpaste

This document describes an experiment called "elephant toothpaste" where hydrogen peroxide, yeast, and dish soap are combined to produce a foamy reaction. When hydrogen peroxide breaks down, it produces oxygen gas and liquid. Adding yeast speeds up this reaction, causing the oxygen bubbles to expand rapidly and produce a large amount of foam. Dish soap is added to prevent the bubbles from bursting, resulting in a big foamy mess resembling toothpaste being squeezed from a trunk.

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Elephant Toothpaste

This document describes an experiment called "elephant toothpaste" where hydrogen peroxide, yeast, and dish soap are combined to produce a foamy reaction. When hydrogen peroxide breaks down, it produces oxygen gas and liquid. Adding yeast speeds up this reaction, causing the oxygen bubbles to expand rapidly and produce a large amount of foam. Dish soap is added to prevent the bubbles from bursting, resulting in a big foamy mess resembling toothpaste being squeezed from a trunk.

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ELEPHANT TOOTHPASTE

INTRODUCTION
One of the objectives of this work is to develop our creativity and improve our knowledge of
science. This demonstration is called elephant toothpaste because the chemical reaction
produces a big foamy mess that looks like toothpaste squirting out of a trunk.
INGREDIENTS

 1/2 cup of 20 volume hydrogen peroxide


 1 tablespoon dry yeast
 3 tablespoons of warm water
 dishwashing liquid
 Food coloring
 bottle of all shapes
 large bowl

PROCEDURE
1. To begin, place the soda bottle on a baking sheet or in a large bowl.
2. Mix 1 tablespoon of yeast in 3 tablespoons of warm water in a small paper cup. The
consistency should be that of melted ice cream. Set aside to bubble and cheer (as yeast
and warm water always do).
3. Using the funnel, carefully pour about ½ cup of hydrogen peroxide into the soda bottle.
4. Add a little liquid watercolor (optional).
5. Add about 1 tablespoon of dish soap to the hydrogen peroxide.
6. Use the funnel to pour the yeast mixture into the bottle, then back out.

EXPLANATION
When hydrogen peroxide breaks down, its elements break down. This reaction happens very
slowly, but we can make it happen much faster by adding yeast. At the moment the chemical
reaction occurs, the hydrogen peroxide breaks down into two factors: on the one hand, the
liquid and by the other oxygen gas that forms the bubbles that come out of the container and
explode.
To prevent the bubbles from disappearing, we add the dish soap. Your task is to make them
catch and not break. The result will be as if you had squeezed a giant tube of toothpaste and it
came out so much that you could brush an elephant's teeth with it.
PASTA DE DIENTES DE ELEFANTE
INTRODUCCIÓN
Uno de los objetivos de este trabajo es desarrollar nuestra creatividad y mejorar nuestros
conocimientos sobre la ciencia. Esta demostración se llama pasta de dientes de elefante porque
la reacción química produce un gran lío espumoso que parece pasta de dientes saliendo a
chorros de una trompa.
INGREDIENTES

 1/2 taza de agua oxigenada de 20 volúmenes


 1 cucharada de levadura seca
 3 cucharadas de agua tibia
 Líquido lavavajilla
 Colorante alimentario
 Botella de todas las formas
 Bowl grande

PROCEDIMIENTO
1. Para empezar, pon la botella de soda en una bandeja de horno o en un bol grande.
2. Mezclar 1 cucharada de levadura en 3 cucharadas de agua tibia en un pequeño vaso de
papel. La consistencia debe ser la de un helado derretido. Dejar a un lado para que
burbujee y se alegre (como siempre hacen la levadura y el agua caliente).
3. Usando el embudo, vierta cuidadosamente alrededor de ½ taza de peróxido de
hidrógeno en la botella de soda.
4. Añadir un poco de acuarela líquida (opcional).
5. Añada aproximadamente 1 cucharada de jabón para platos al peróxido de hidrógeno.
6. Utiliza el embudo para verter la mezcla de levadura en la botella, y luego retrocede.

EXPLICACIÓN
Cuando el peróxido de hidrógeno se descompone, sus elementos se desagrupan. Esta reacción
sucede de una forma muy lenta, pero nosotros podemos hacer que se genere de manera
mucho más rápida añadiendo levadura, En el momento en que se produce la reacción química,
el agua oxigenada se descompone en dos factores: por un lado, el líquido y por el otro gas
oxígeno que forma las burbujas que salen del recipiente y explotan.
Para evitar que las burbujas desaparezcan, añadimos el jabón de lavar platos. Su tarea es hacer
que queden atrapadas y no se rompan. El resultado será como si hubieses apretado un tubo
gigante de pasta de dientes y saliera tanta que te pudieras lavar con ella los dientes a un
elefante.

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