Chemistry
Chemistry for spies
How can spies write and reveal secret messages? Explore the answers to these questions with the “Chemistry for spies” set by MEL Science! Obtain iron gall ink, use ammonia to reveal a message written with copper sulfate solution, and create paper that can both hide and reveal a secret message!
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You will:
- make inks from iron(II) sulfate and tannin
- reveal a copper sulfate message using ammonia
- make magic paper with the help of potassium iodide solution
You will learn:
- about tannin and its properties
- which combinations of reagents can yield colored compounds
- how to obtain and erase a colored compound
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