Blundell's School chemistry demonstration spectacular wows pupils from local primary school
The thermite reaction, screaming jelly babies in molten KClO and a steaming, foaming turd - the catalytic decomposition of H2O2 using a KI catalyst - were some of the favourite spectacular demonstrations that chemistry staff chose to perform for 40 local primary school children at Blundell's School's Chemistry Week event, Blundell's favourites.
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