FLYING COLOR – BENGALI – Fun with Chemistry!

Put some glucose in the flask and add a few crystals of sodium hydroxide. Add some water and shake the solution vigorously. On adding a few drops of methylene blue the solution will turn sky blue. On shaking the mixture will absorb oxygen and become dark blue. On keeping the flask still for a while the mixture will consume the oxygen and become colorless. You can repeat this a few times before the effect begins to wear off. This work was supported by IUCAA and Tata Trust. This film was made by Ashok Rupner TATA Trust: Education is one of the key focus areas for Tata Trusts, aiming towards enabling access of quality education to the underprivileged population in India. To facilitate quality in teaching and learning of Science education through workshops, capacity building and resource creation, Tata Trusts have been supporting Muktangan Vigyan Shodhika (MVS), IUCAA’s Children’s Science Centre, since inception. To know more about other initiatives of Tata Trusts, please visit www.tatatrusts.org