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Because potassium chlorate reacts to sulfuric acid. ( sugar )
NO NO NO Sulfuric Acid IS NOT SUGAR. Sugar is a molecule composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen only. The sugar that the gummy bears contain the most is sucrose (C12H22O11) and that is what the KClO3 or potassium chlorate reacts with in order to produce CO2+H2O+KCl (unbalanced equation).
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Why does a violent fire occur when you put a red gummy bear into potassium chlorate?
because the fuced up stuff in a red gummy bear pises off the potassium chlorate
How much potassium chlorate is in a gummy bear?
Uh you got it a bit mixed up in there. Gummy bears don't contain Potassium Chlorate they contain sugar, so when you drop a sugar-rich candy into molten Postassium Chlorate it will explode.
Potassium chlorate--on heating potassium?
Despite that potassium chlorate catches on fire when it gets heated in the open, if you put it in a test tube and heat that, instead of burning it will melt into molten form, and this stage of potassium chlorate is extremely reactive, any contact with anything combustible like sugar would cause combustion of it. This is the basis for the famous gummy bear and potassium chlorate experiment. The sugar in the gummy bear would combust on contact with the molten potassium chlorate, resulting in an violent reaction.
What happen when potassium chlorate is heated?
It would decompose and turn molten. But be careful when you are doing it. Molten potassium chlorate is very nasty stuff. Spill it onto your skin, and it would leave a terrible burn. Potassium chlorate decomposes into oxygen, and when something that could burn, such as a gummy bear, is added to it, it rapidly combusts, driving the decomposition forward. If you spill molten potassium chlorate, you could think of the table, floor, your clothes, your skin, as another gummy bear. So be cautious when working with it.
Where to find potassium chlorate?
Potassium is an element, so what makes up potassium is potassium atoms.
How do you make liquid potassium chlorate?
Get a bunsen burner, and hold a flask or test tube with the potassium chlorate powder over the flame till it melts into the highly reactive liquid form. Also, be sure to wear a lab coat, some goggles, and gloves before dropping in that gummy bear.
Why is liquid potassium chlorate so explosive with gummi bears?
Potassium chlorate contains oxygen atoms. These allow the sugar in the Gummi Bear to burn.
How do you say gummy bear in Portuguese?
"gummy bear" would be "ursinho gummy"
Who is Mr Gummy Bear?
Mr. Gummy Bear is a belly button bear.
When was I Am Your Gummy Bear created?
I Am Your Gummy Bear was created in 2007.
What happens if you put a gummy bear in lemonade?
when you put a gummy bear in apple juice the gummy bear will float.
What happpens when you put a gummy bear in vegetable oil?
Essentially, the gummy bear soaks up the vegetable oil and the glycerol in the oil attaches to the sugar in the gummy bear, the two combined make the gummy bear highly flammable.
