The Spirit Of Chemistry - Hydrogen Peroxide Decomposition
4,673 views · Published 7 September 2010 · 1:10 · Indexed 6 November 2026
Channel: MrLundScience · 2010 · Science & Technology
Just as my A.P. Chemistry Teacher, Mr. Robert Weiss did for me, I too on the first day of A.P. Chemistry release "The Spirit Of Chemistry" in a good luck (yet scientific) gesture. The reaction is performed with 30% hydrogen peroxide solution that has an amount of manganese dioxide added to it. The manganese dioxide only acts as a catalyst in the reaction, causing the rate of the decomposition of H2O2 to greatly increase. Oxygen gas is released from the "magic lamp". The reaction is exothermic, generating enough heat to cause the other product of the reaction, water, to escape as steam. This gives a great "genie from the bottle" effect. Hopefully the wishes of my A.P. Chemistry students shall be granted!
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