I wish I could remember more from my High School Chemistry class!

[WashingtonBay]

OK - as many of you know, I'm feeding my pony Corn Syrup and bicarbonate of soda several times a day to try to help her feel better.

So I was mixing that up in my kitchen, and I added a little warm water because the syrup is so thick it is hard to syringe.

I get this great idea that while I'm at it... I could add some of the horse Vitamin C I bought for her awhile back. Thought it might help!


And I had an instant boiling fizzy drink that wouldn't quit! I thought it was going to be like those volcanos we made in Junior High Science class!

Click here: Science on the Shelves - It's a Gas! (http://www.york.ac.uk/res/sots/activities/itsagas.htm) :hysterical:


Scared the daylights out of me actually, LOL. I dumped it out because I feared the reaction may have affected the ingredients she needed, and mixed her a syring full without the Vitamin C. ;)

[star197]

ROFL! I wish the link was to a video of your experiment! Sorry I flunked chemistry but hopefully someone else will have the correct proportions for the concoction.

[WashingtonBay]

I think the correct proportions is for me to not get any more wild ideas to add something to it that was not prescribed! :D

[JetLagaside]

LOL thats to funny :)

[natisha]

It sounds like you mixed an acid with a base. A low PH with a high PH. I have no idea why it fizzed up though.

[Horseaholic]

hahahhaha that sounds like something I would do ;)

[gabhainn]

A low PH with a high PH. I have no idea why it fizzed up though. when you mix and acid and an alkali (base ) the compound created will become neutral (or at least more neutral) the difference between and acid and a base is the density of hydrogen molecules pH (percent hydrogen). so when an acid ( with a low concentration hydrogen molecules) is neutralized by adding and alkaloid buffer hydrogen molecules are released hence the foaming...... I hope you are all appropriately astounded by my brilliance http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_1_12.gif (http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZKxdm144YYUS) ..............Kevin






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[WashingtonBay]

Here you go Star... I mixed it up again to show you!

YouTube - Accidental Chemistry!

Now... this was just a tiny bit! When I did it for real with a full dose, it overflowed :D

[star197]

Ha ha! Actually it will make a cool science experiment for my son this afternoon :)

[WashingtonBay]

Have fun! :D

[gabhainn]

when you mix and acid and an alkali (base ) the compound created will become neutral (or at least more neutral) the difference between and acid and a base is the density of hydrogen molecules pH (percent hydrogen). so when an acid ( with a low concentration hydrogen molecules) is neutralized by adding and alkaloid buffer hydrogen molecules are released hence the foaming...... I hope you are all appropriately astounded by my brilliance http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_1_12.gif (http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZKxdm144YYUS) ..............Kevin






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actually that is not the whole truth, it didnt quite sound right on reread, so I dug out my chemistry notes from 2 semesters ago, in order for the hydrogen molecules to be released an exergonic reaction is required, that reaction releases energy in the form of a gas that causes the foaming, also found out that the "p" in pH does not stand for percent it is actually in dispute what it stands for my prof used percent to make it easily understandable to 19 yo college kids, and us middle aged old farts going back to school..........Kevin

[natisha]

when you mix and acid and an alkali (base ) the compound created will become neutral (or at least more neutral) the difference between and acid and a base is the density of hydrogen molecules pH (percent hydrogen). so when an acid ( with a low concentration hydrogen molecules) is neutralized by adding and alkaloid buffer hydrogen molecules are released hence the foaming...... I hope you are all appropriately astounded by my brilliance http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_1_12.gif (http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZKxdm144YYUS) ..............Kevin






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[Gypsy Rose]

:hysterical:That's funny! Doesn't surprose, me, though!

Btw, you can make a great drain cleaner by dumping baking soda down the drain, then adding white vinegar.

My drains in the house are famous for clogging up. Apparently, when this house was built, they didn't put enough degree of slope to the drain pies, and there's a right angle at the wall in the kitchen, less than 5 feet from the sink!

I hate using drain cleaner with an already compromised septic tank on top of it, so I was looking for alternatives, and found the solution online.

Vinegar running on the same lines as the Vitamin C, here- acid meets alkali, lol!:p

[magayle]

i'm speachless ya all are crackin' me up!!!:hysterical:

[shiver]

I don't know what is more exciting... the video of this accidental concoction or the brilliance of Kevin... both are mouth dropping. smile