Screaming jelly babies

Screaming jelly babies

"Screaming jelly babies" is a chemistry demonstration which is practised in schools in the United Kingdom. It is often used at open evenings to demonstrate the more light-hearted side of secondary school science.

The experiment shows the amount of energy there is in a "jelly baby". Potassium chlorate is a very strong oxidizing agent that oxidizes the sugar in the jelly baby all at once.

When the experiment is performed, the jelly baby bursts into flames and makes a screaming sound. The smell of candy floss is also given off.

External links

* [http://www.tes.co.uk/section/staffroom/thread.aspx?story_id=2054824&path=/science/&threadPage=1 Times Education Supplement forum]
* [http://www.tda.gov.uk/Recruit/lifeasateacher/explosive.aspx Video] used to recruit science teachers at UK government Training and Development Agency for Schools website.


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