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The Fire Snake Experiment
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How does it work
AIM
The sugar and bicarb soda snake proceeds according to the following chemical reactions, where sodium bicarbonate breaks down into sodium carbonate, water vapor, and carbon dioxide gas while burning the sugar in oxygen produces water vapor and carbon dioxide gas. The snake is carbonate with black carbon particles:
2 NaHCO3 →-> Na2CO3 + H2O + CO2
C2H5OH + 3 O2 ->→ 2 CO2 + 3 H2O
The aim of the experiment is to measure the difference in weight, length, circumference and time of the snake, when the ratios get changed.
Hypothesis
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What is it?
The Fire Snake Experiment
BY Michael Newby, Ryan P.C
This is an experiment that combines powdered sugar, bicarb soda, and lighter fluid to create a chemical reaction when lit on fire. This creates a carbonate snake with black carbon particles.
Equipment
- Bowl
- Sand
- Lighter fluid
- Bicarbonate soda
- Sugar
- lighter
- Fire extinguisher
- Stopwatch
- Measuring tape/rule
- String
- Measuring Cup
- Scales
Challenges
Some challenges I faced when completing this experiment:
- Amount of powder
- Depth, size and fire resistance of the bowl
- Weather, outside experiment met that the wind and rain had an impact and affected the results.
Results
Test 1 - Total powder mix – 50g
Ratio (Sugar: Bicarb soda)
Time (mins)
Weight (g)
Circumference (cm)
Length (cm)
Test 2 - Total powder mix – 25g
Ratio (Sugar: Bicarb soda)
Time (mins)
Weight (g)
Circumference (cm)
Length (cm)
Test 3 - Total powder mix – 15g
Ratio (Sugar: Bicarb soda)
Time (mins)
Weight (g)
Circumference (cm)
Length (cm)