Oscillating magic?

Series of four glass beakers, each containing a different coloured solution

Source: Declan Fleming

Wow them with a colour change reaction

Oscillating reactions capture the imagination, and none more so than the Briggs-Rasucher. This reliable and satisfying demonstration shows aspects of reaction mechanisms and autocatalytic behaviour.

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