These are some of our favorite demos! Yes, all our favorite demos involve fire.
- Combustion of Ethanol
- Compare the combustion of ethanol in a small dish to the combustion of ethanol vapors. When liquids are flammable, their vapors are explosive!
- Combustion of Ethanol Vapor.pdf
- Flame Tests
- Introduce various metal salts (e.g. NaCl, SrCl2, CuCl2) into an open flame to produce brilliant colors associated with exciting metal cations.
- Flame Tests.pdf
- Goblet of Fire
- Methanol and boric acid are mixed to form a methyl ester that burns with a bright green flame
- Goblet of Fire.pdf
- Meissner Effect
- Demonstrate the levitation of a tiny magnet over a superconductor.
- Meissner Effect.pdf
- Potassium and Water
- The reaction between potassium and water is extremely vigorous, so much so that it lights the hydrogen gas produced on fire and burns with a lavender flame.
- Potassium and Water.pdf