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Silver oxide flash powder 💥 This special flash powder composition uses silver oxide as an oxidizing agent and magnesium powder. During the reaction elemental silver is formed, which leaves a black stain on the paper. Ag2O + Mg -> MgO + 2Ag

Silver oxide flash powder 💥 This special flash powder composition uses silver oxide as an oxidizing agent and magnesium powder. During the reaction elemental silver is formed, which leaves a black stain on the paper. Ag2O + Mg -> MgO + 2Ag

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The reaction in this experiment is termed an iodine clock reaction because it is the molecular iodine (I2) that undergoes the sudden concentration change. When the iodine concentration increases, it reacts with the starch in the solution to form a complex Next >
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