I recently saw the commercial for the new Survivor Man episodes where Wes takes glycerin and pours a couple drops on potassium permanganate to start a fire.<br><br>I ...

Addition of a liquid to a crystalline substance produces smoke an intense violet flames. Set up a heat resistant mat next to an operating vent in the bench top. Add 10 to 15 drops of glycerol to the ...

A dilute solution of bromine is added to samples of heptane and cyclohexene. The bromination reactions and mechanisms are compared. UV light splits the bromine molecule into two reactive radicals, ...

A complete exothermic reaction demonstration with a chemical explanation. Using potassium permanganate and glycerol, Professor Mike Canestro will be performing a complete exothermic reaction ...

STUDIES of self-sustained reaction by the temperature profile method 1 have recently been extended to compressed mixtures of molybdenum and potassium permanganate and have shown that reaction occurs ...