An instructor and two children pour three cups of powder into a bin of red liquid. Suddenly — poof — a cloud of what looks like cotton candy explodes toward the ceiling. This popular video on Twitter ...

In 2019, the most-viewed video on TikTok—a short-form mobile video platform—was a chemistry experiment: a massive demonstration of the hydrogen peroxide–potassium iodide reaction known as elephant ...

The reaction of hydrogen peroxide with potassium iodide is demonstrated in a tall cylinder. Saturated potassium iodide is added to a mixture of soap, glycerin, water, and hydrogen peroxide. Oxygen and ...

The reaction of hydrogen peroxide with potassium iodide is demonstrated in a tall cylinder. Saturated potassium iodide is added to a mixture of soap, glycerin, water, and hydrogen peroxide. Oxygen and ...

Footage shows a teacher demonstrating the 'Elephant toothpaste' experiment to his students. The instructor used a hydrogen peroxide solution and poured the substance into a small beaker containing ...

In front of the blackboard, the teacher was demonstrating a funny experiment, called the elephant toothpaste experiment. The flask on the right contained hydrogen peroxide solution, while the small ...

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