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The disappearing eggshell - Of acids and bases

The disappearing eggshell - Of acids and bases

FromChemistry in Everyday Life


The disappearing eggshell - Of acids and bases

FromChemistry in Everyday Life

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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
May 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

When you immerse an egg in vinegar the shell will slowly disappear, leaving a flexible and bouncy egg. Bread dough leavens when you use baking soda.
Find out in this episode the reasons for these phenomena.

References

Inorganic Chemistry by C. E. Housecroft, A. G. Sharpe 1st Ed. 2001 ISBN 0582-31080-6
General Chemistry by D. D. Ebbing 5th Ed. 1996 ISBN 0-395-74415-6
Organic Chemistry by Clayden, Warren & Wothers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_bicarbonate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton
The eggshell in vinegar experiment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khgOTDvG-4A
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baking_powder
Released:
May 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Chemistry in Everyday Life is a podcast that aims to explain the fascinating world of chemistry to lay people with the help of common examples encountered all around us.