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Dancing Naphthalene Balls Experiment

This document provides instructions for an experiment where naphthalene balls will jump up and down in a glass jar of water. Baking soda is dissolved in the water and vinegar is added, causing a chemical reaction that produces carbon dioxide gas bubbles. The gas bubbles attach to the naphthalene balls, making them less dense and causing them to rise and sink repeatedly as the bubbles break away.

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Dancing Naphthalene Balls Experiment

This document provides instructions for an experiment where naphthalene balls will jump up and down in a glass jar of water. Baking soda is dissolved in the water and vinegar is added, causing a chemical reaction that produces carbon dioxide gas bubbles. The gas bubbles attach to the naphthalene balls, making them less dense and causing them to rise and sink repeatedly as the bubbles break away.

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  • Jumping Balls Experiment

JUMPING BALLS Materials Required: (1)A Glass Jar (2)Water (3)Naphthalene Balls (4)Baking Soda (commonly called as Sodium

Bicarbonate) (5)Vinegar (commonly called as Acetic Acid) Procedure: Step 1:Fill the empty glass jar with water. Step 2:Add 2 or 3 spoons of Baking soda and stir the water in the jar till it ge ts completely dissolved. Step 3:Now add 5 or 7 spoons of Vinegar to the water and stir it well. Step 4:Drop 2 or 3 Naphthalene balls inside the jar and wait for the chemical re action to take place. For your surprise you can see the naphthalene balls moves up and down for a whil e. Theory Behind: Pressure is exerted due to the chemical reaction that takes place inside the jar is the common fact of the [Link] the movements will takes place for a fe w minutes only. Reason: NaHCO3(sodium bicarbonate)+CH3COOH(acetic acid)-------->CH3COOHNa(sodium acetate )+H2O(water)+CO2(carbon dioxide) Sodium bicarbonate react with acetic acid to evaporate carbon dioxide gas. Bubbl es of CO2 settle on the surface of the balls,thereby decerasing its [Link] n the balls rise to the surface ,the bubbles break and the ball sink [Link] tha t the naphthalene balls going up and down.

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