#1.132: Explosive Chem. Lab

This lab that we did in AP Chemistry was one of the best labs that I have ever done. We started the lab by putting a chemical in powder form at the bottom of the test tube. We heated the test tube with the cone of the bunsen burner. Once we saw  that the powder was in liquid form and bubbling, we would drop a candy such as a sour patch kid, skittle, M&M, or gummy bear in the bottom of the test tube. We would remove the heat source and observe the colorful and smoking explosion in the bottom of the test tube. The different candies would make the explosion a certain color and intensity.