Get some hydrogen peroxide and make your own science experiments at home

Hydrogen peroxide is commonly used to help heal scrapes and scratches, but scientists and experimenters have found new and innovative experiments to display the chemical reactions that happen when hydrogen peroxide is mixed with other chemicals.
Some of the reactions are huge, and some are small, but all have a positive impact when it comes to learning about science. Here are 6 hydrogen peroxide experiments you can try in your own personal lab, or at home.
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1. Funny elephant toothpaste (h/t DIY bama)
Elephant toothpaste has become the name of a chemical reaction between hydrogen peroxide, yeast, and a little potassium. Add some food coloring and it can get real colorful and interesting. Make sure you have space for this experiment because it can get really big and really messy. They don’t call it elephant toothpaste for nothing.
2. Cool chemical experiment (h/t Lifehacker and Experimenter)
This experimenter asks the question, what happens when you combine potassium permanganate, glycerin, and hydrogen peroxide. That is actually a great question and one that many experimenters may want to know. Watch the video first and when you do the experiment proceed with caution. It is a very cool chemical reaction.
3. Hydrogen peroxide and bleach chemical reaction (h/t Victoria Nguyen)
Hydrogen peroxide and bleach have a strong chemical makeup as individual substances. Combining these two substances makes for a very interesting reaction, and this amateur scientist adds a balloon to express the results of the experiment.
4. Food and elephant toothpaste experiment (h/t TestTuber)
This experimenter had the ingenious idea of taking the elephant toothpaste chemical reaction to the next level and uses various fruits and vegetables to see how these foods react to the elephant toothpaste. I think you will be shocked at what happens to the natural fruits and veggies.
5. Teeth whitening experiment (h/t MissTiffanyMa)
It has been said that adding hydrogen peroxide and baking soda is great for whitening your teeth. Well, this young experimenter is putting that claim to the test. You can give this experiment a try too. It may take some time to collect all your data to determine the results, but at the end of it, you could have a brighter smile. That is worth the experimentation.
6. Blood vs. hydrogen peroxide (h/t CrazyRussianHacker)
This may be the most recognizable use of hydrogen peroxide; to slow the bleeding from a cut or scrap and keep the wound from getting infected. For this experiment, he uses a substantial amount of blood, and mixes it with hydrogen peroxide and doesn’t have to wait long for the big reaction. Watch the video and find out what happens peroxide meets blood.
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