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Lab:Spontaneous exothermic reaction
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| Spontaneous exothermic reaction |
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| Lab overview Teacher notes (Demonstration Only) |
| About this lab |
| Duration: 20-25 mins No. of parts: 1 RSC Practical Chemistry?: Yes |
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In this demonstration experiment, a mixture of glycerol (propane-1,2,3-triol) and potassium manganate(VII) crystals bursts into flame, giving off clouds of steam, after a short time lag.
- Resources
- Student experiment; also available in PDF format
- Teacher and technician notes on the experiment; also available in PDF format
Reference
This experiment has been reproduced from Practical Chemistry: http://practicalchemistry.org/experiments/spontaneous-exothermic-reaction,48,EX.html
Useful resource
This website has a movie showing the experiment 'Oxidation of glycerine by potassium permanganate': http://www.jce.divched.org/JCESoft/CCA/CCA1/R1MAIN/CD1R1870.HTM#1920
