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Why does the colored dye in the lava lamp rise up?
When it’s cool, the “lava” is a little bit denser than the liquid surrounding it. When it’s warm enough, the “lava” is less dense than the surrounding liquid, and so it rises up to the top to float. At the top of the lamp, it cools down, becomes more dense, and sinks once again.
Why does food coloring mix with water and not oil?
Food coloring is a polar molecule so it WILL mix with the water. The water and the food coloring are both polar molecules and will mix together. That’s why the water blobs turn the color of the food coloring and the oil does not.
How do you make a lava lamp with oil and water?
What You Do:
- Fill the flask most of the way with your choice of oil.
- Fill the rest of the flask with water.
- Add a few drops of food coloring; your choice of color.
- Break an Alka-seltzer tablet into a few small pieces, and drop them in the flask one at a time.
- Watch your lava lamp erupt into activity!
What happens when you mix oil water and salt?
That means they don’t mix. When you sprinkle the salt into the water-oil mixture the salt sinks to the bottom. As it sinks, the oil clings to it. When the salt reaches the bottom, it will begin to dissolve and as it does so, the oil that was on the salt rises to the top.
How long does it take for a lava lamp to warm up?
A. Lava lamps should start working within an hour to an hour and a half of turning them on. First they will form stalagmite shapes, then they will start to form lava lamp shapes. Please note, new bottles will take longer to heat up (up to three hours), but the heating time will decrease after several uses.
What happens when you add food coloring to oil?
Oil is less dense than water and floats on top of the water. Food coloring is water-based so it mixes with the water. When you add the food coloring to the oil it will not mix. Once you add the oil to the water, the food colored droplets start to drop down since they are heavier than the oil.
What happens when you add Alka Seltzer to oil and water?
Oil and water do not mix. The Alka-Seltzer tablet reacts with the water to make carbon dioxide gas. These bubbles attach themselves to the colored water and cause them to float to the surface. When the bubbles pop, the color sinks back to the bottom of the bottle.
What happens when you mix water oil and detergent?
It is attracted to both water and oil molecules. Detergent grabs onto both types of molecules causing oil droplets to be suspended in the water. When you shake the jar the detergent molecules adhere the water and oil together forming an emulsion.
How to make a lava lamp with oil and water?
Add 3-4 drops of the food colour to the water and oil solution and mix it well Drop in the aspirin/’Eno’ antacid tablet into the solution and enjoy the reaction Your lava lamp is ready! You can add another round of vinegar/ aspirin to the solution, once the reaction stops.
How to make oil bubbles in water science experiment?
2 Cups of Water; 1 Cup Vegetable Oil; 4 Tablespoons of Salt; Oil Bubbles Science Experiment Instructions. Step 1 – Begin by fulling a large jar about halfway full of water. Step 2 – Next, add a cup of vegetable oil to the jar. Wait 30 seconds for the oil to completely separates from the water. Take a moment to make some observations.
How does Alka Seltzer work in a lava lamp?
The Alka Seltzer reacts with the water to make bubbles of carbon dioxide. The bubbles attach themselves to the blobs of colored water and bring them to the top of the glass. When the bubbles pop the blobs of colored water fall back to the bottom of the glass.
Why do oil bubbles form in cold water?
Once it gets to the bottom of the jar, the salt begins to dissolve. As the salt dissolves, the oil that was pulled to the bottom begins to rise back to the top of the water and create oil bubbles. Try this experiment again using two jars. In one jar use warm water and the other jar use cold water.