Answer 1:
You may be able to make a bigger volcanic
eruption using yeast and hydrogen peroxide
than buy using baking soda and vinegar. This is
because Hydrogen peroxide goes through a chemical
reaction with the use of a catalyst. A
catalyst is something that can speed up a chemical
reaction. In this case, the chemical reaction
is of Hydrogen Peroxide
(H2O2) forming water
(H2O) and oxygen (O2). Using
yeast, which is the catalyst, you can speed up
this reaction resulting in a bigger eruption
(which comes from the oxygen gas). This will,
however, depend on the amount of yeast you use.
On the other hand, if you use baking soda and
vinegar, this reaction will not utilize a
catalyst, meaning the reaction will not happen
faster by itself. If you would like to make this
reaction faster, you will need to use more
vinegar. This reaction happens by adding
vinegar (CH3COOH) and baking soda
(NaHCO3) together to form salt (NaCl),
water (H2O), and carbon dioxide
(CO2). The CO2 in this
chemical reaction is the gas in the eruption. If
we use more vinegar, then there will be more for
the baking soda to react with. However, using the
best ratio of vinegar to baking soda will still
give you a slower reaction than hydrogen peroxide
with yeast, since the vinegar and baking soda
reaction does not use a catalyst. Hope this
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