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Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction


Equipment
100g balance, 25mL graduated cylinder, 100mL graduated cylinder, 250mL graduated cylinder, magnetic stirring hot plate, 1500mL Pyrex beaker, four 500mL Pyrex beakers, 250mL Pyrex beaker, petri dish

Solution A: 800mL water, 60 gm NaBrO3, 24 mL concentrated H2SO4

Solution B: 25g Malonic acid, 250 mL water

Solution C: 0.5g o-phenanthroline, 1.0g hydrated ferrous ammonium sulfate, 100mL water

Procedure
Mix together 180mL Solution A, 130mL water, 30mL Solution B, and 10mL Solution C.
Stir continuously.
Produces a red solution that at 25C flashes blue every ca. 18 seconds for approximately 1h 15min.