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Exploding with Elephant Toothpaste

Biochemistry Club • Biochemistry Graduate Student Association

Exploding with Elephant Toothpaste

Ever wanted to make something explode? In our demonstration of elephant toothpaste, we will be using chemistry to cause ordinary household items to react and rapidly expand into a colorful foam! To follow along at home, all you need is an empty plastic bottle, hydrogen peroxide, yeast, and Dawn liquid dish soap.

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