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In the Classroom
Tested Demonstrations
"Mud" +" Blood" - A Very Colorful Demonstration
Gordon F. Hambly
John Abbott College, Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 2000, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, QC H9X 3L9, CANADA

Cover
January 1998
Vol. 75 No. 1
p. 56

Abstract
A red solution of phenolphthalein indicator in base is added to a muddy manganese dioxide solution, and a clear solution is obtained almost immediately. This dramatic demonstration involves both redox and acid-base chemistry and can serve as a review of these subjects.
More Information
*  Citation
Hambly, Gordon F. J. Chem. Educ. 1998 75 56.
*  Keywords
Demonstrations and Redox Reactions
*  History
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June 28, 1999
June 23, 2005
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