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Dec 14, 2016 · How to communicate the answer to the key “Question of the Week”? I asked “When you mix things together, do they always combine into one new thing or do they stay separate? Let me show you an experiment, and we’ll see.”
So what happens when you try to mix oil and water? The water molecules attract each other, and the oil molecules stick together. That causes oil and water to form two separate layers.
May 24, 2018 · In both cases you understand that water and oil don’t go well together—but have you ever wondered why? So many other things can dissolve in water—why not oil? In this activity we’ll ...
- Vinegar + Baking Soda. Do you remember the erupting volcano experiment? The one where the lava comes bubbling out of the top of the volcano like a real-life eruption in your own backyard.
- Bleach + Vinegar. If you didn’t already know, bleach is a disinfectant, but you may not know that vinegar also has disinfecting properties since it’s an acetic acid that’s capable of killing some bacteria and viruses.
- Bleach + Rubbing Alcohol. Just like combining bleach with vinegar is a bad idea, so is mixing bleach with rubbing alcohol. Chloroform is created by combining bleach with rubbing alcohol which is damaging to the eyes, skin, liver, kidneys and nervous system.
- Hydrogen Peroxide + Vinegar. Hydrogen peroxide, a known disinfectant, and vinegar, which contains disinfecting properties, is another combination to avoid.
Mar 3, 2018 · Jumble (verb) ~ If you jumble things, they become mixed together so that they are untidy or are not in the correct order. Also ~ to confuse mentally; muddle. Scramble (verb) ~ to put things such as words or letters in the wrong order so that they do not make sense: He had a habit of scrambling his words when excited.
Sep 26, 2013 · The key is to use these two agents separately, not together — or you'll end up with nothing. Why: Baking soda is basic, vinegar is acidic. When you put them together you get mostly water and ...
When two liquids do not mix together and instead form layers, we call them “immiscible.” The chemical properties of the liquids will determine if they will mix or not. Those with similar chemical properties will mix; those with different properties will not mix.
