Kitchen chemistry

Saint Ambrose chemistry professors come to West

December 19, 2017

Axup pours water into five cups from a liter bottle, he talks about how the experiment is one anybody can do at home in their kitchen, also known as kitchen chemistry.
Kate Kealey
Chemistry professor Andy Axup teaching chemistry teachers John Arnold and Andrea Andrews, third and fourth block about chemistry and how it can be used everyday.
After pouring the last cup into the bottle no water came out, Axup poured a powder in each cup called sodium polyacrylate that is know as a super soaker and is used in diapers.
Axup asks students which cups he should pour back into the bottle. As he pours, students sit in confusion waiting to see the final product of the experiment. This experiment is used by many magicians as well.
Kate Kealey
Saint Ambrose Chemistry professor Andy Axup teaching chemistry teachers John Arnold and Andrea Andrews, third and fourth block about chemistry and how it can be used everyday.
Axup pours water into five cups from a liter bottle, he talks about how the experiment is one anybody can do at home in their kitchen, also known as “kitchen chemistry”.