Briggs-Rauscher reaction - 'The Oscillating Clock'

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The Briggs-Rauscher reaction, also known as 'the oscillating clock', is one of the most common demonstrations of a chemical oscillator reaction. The reaction begins when three colorless solutions are mixed together. The color of the resulting mixture will oscillate between clear, amber, and deep blue for about 3-5 minutes. The solution ends up as a blue-black mixture.

Solution A:
Add 43 g potassium iodate (KIO3) to ~800 mL distilled water. Stir in 4.5 mL sulfuric acid (H2SO4). Continue stirring until the potassium iodate is dissolved. Dilute to 1 L.

Solution B:
Add 15.6 g malonic acid (HOOCCH2COOH) and 3.4 g manganese sulfate monohydrate (MnSO4 . H2O) to ~800 mL distilled water. Add 4 g of vitex starch. Stir until dissolved. Dilute to 1 L.

Solution C:
Dilute 400 mL of 30% hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to 1 L.

1. Pour 300 mL each of solutions A and B into a large beaker.
2. Turn on the stirring plate. Adjust the speed to produce a large vortex.
3. Add 300 mL of solution C into the beaker. Be sure to add solution C after mixing solutions A + B or else the demonstration will not work. Enjoy!

Wear safety goggles and gloves and perform the demonstration in a well-ventilated room, preferably under a ventilation hood. Use care when preparing the solutions, as the chemicals include strong irritants and oxidizing agents.
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Yes, it's real, and some say they wish their science class was like this, but what good does it do to know or learn this? Teach useful stuff!

jessedrucker
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Is there some sort of timing for the oscillation or is it randomly changing in order of reactions? What's the period?

TheCaptainMorton
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Hi, thank you for the video. I want to perform this reaction as a demonstration for my kids. Is it crucial to use vitex starch, or can standard starch be used (is it a solubility issue?). Thanks.

MSMSValve
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Question and I know it might sound stupid. But is it possible to ingest this or to create something that you can drink with this reaction?

giovannibudet
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is that perpetual motion or does it die off eventually?

ArchangelMegathron
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Okay, how the hell did you stirr it, i have never seen this before

desjaraah
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Better to call it day and night reaction

pers
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Don't fuck with me like this, don't make my head hurt

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