categories:catalysts
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Catalysts Demonstrations
| Materials | Difficulty | Safety | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★☆☆ | Only from supermarkets or hardware stores | Easy to do | Minimal safety procedures required |
| ★★☆ | Found in most school laboratories | Possible for most science teachers | Some safety precautions |
| ★★★ | Requires specialist materials | Requires an experienced teacher | Extensive safety procedures and trained staff required |
| Page Name | Materials | Difficulty | Safety | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elephant's Toothpaste | ★★☆ | ★★☆ | ★★☆ | 30% Hydrogen peroxide is added to a Potassium Iodide catalyst, detergent and food colouring, and Oxygen bubbles rapidly produce a foam. |
| Elephant's Toothpaste 2 | ★★☆ | ★★★ | ★★☆ | Summary text |
| Test Demonstration that may have quite some length | ★★☆ | ★★★ | ★★☆ | Summary of this demo. |