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- Canola oil and rubbing alcohol we used, too much liquid was
in the bottle. The chemical mixtures (CaCl2, sodium acetate,
and boiling water) did not heat up enough to move the oil
significantly.
- As we put in the seltzer tablets they would sink to the
bottom and couldn’t react with the oil.
First attempt at
a Lava Lamp
Isopropyl
Alcohol
Density: 0.79
g/ml
Oil
Density: 1.00
g/ml
What was successful
Added 350 mL of water, and 200 mL of baby oil
Put 1 drop of food coloring to change the water red in order to see the
reaction better
Observations:
350 mL Water
Density: 0.9982 g/ml
What is happening
-The bubbles start once the alka-seltzers reach the water, the bubbles
were able to travel past the water into the baby oil. It was able to
move some water into the oil to create a successful reaction.
Calculations