Today, we’re going to make some boring bubbles. First, we squirt liquid soap into water. Next, we dissolve 11 grams of sodium hydrogen sulfate in 100 milliliters of water. The sodium hydrogen sulfate will provide a source of hydrogen ions, and we can give those ions some electrons. They will pair up and form hydrogen gas. Some magnesium metal will do just that. Now, I’m going to stir this up and I’m going to send the gas into our soapy water. The soap and water will trap the gas into cute bubbles. If you think explosive hydrogen gas is cute, we’ll let the bubbles accumulate for a while.
All right, should we light them? Stuff like this with your kids is awesome! I got you. I don’t just work for the Curiosity Box, I also work for Mel Science. You can get everything you need to do stuff like this in our chemistry course. And you know what? You want 60% off your first kit? Use code CORN DOG.