Using chemistry to turn ‘water’ into ‘wine’
Learn how iron(III) oxide and potassium thiocyanate can be used to turn ‘water’ into ‘wine’, and try a similar experiment yourself using household ingredients.
You may have heard of the story where Jesus turns water into wine at a wedding party. You can amaze your friends with some clever chemistry, which suggests you have similar skills. There are several ways to do this that all use chemical reactions to change the colour of solutions.
Read on to find out more, and discover a simple experiment to try yourself, transforming ‘red wine’ into ‘white wine’.
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