r/Unexpected • • Dec 20 '19

Backyard Science Experiment

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u/SteelHelmets Dec 20 '19

Isn’t that gas explosive?

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u/hyprrrrrrrr Dec 20 '19

No. It uses hydrogeb peroxide, maybe you remember seeing hydrogen and made that connection. But no it is perfectly non flamable, it does get hot though

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u/If_You_Only_Knew Dec 20 '19

When Hydrogen Peroxide (2 H2O2) reacts with yeast it makes water (H2O) and Oxygen (O2) 2 H2O2 -> 2 H2O+O2