Monday, December 28, 2009

Liquid that changes color when shaken?

Theres is a liquid that changes color when you shake, stir, whatever to it. I was just wondering if anyone knew what it was... theres actually two.





The first one goes from yellow to orange to purple to a bluish and then back to yellow and the cycle continues until it dies.





The second one goes yellow to red to green and when you put it down it goes back to red then yellow.





Heeeelllpp!!Liquid that changes color when shaken?
The first is a solution composed of potassium hydroxide (KOH), water, glucose, and methylene blue.





This solution changes blue in color when shaken, purple when exposed to bright sunlight and yellow when allowed to stand for a day. The duration of the color change is dependent upon both the length of shaking and temperature of the system. After a day or two, the yellow color persists and no change occurs by shaking. If the container is opened, allowing oxygen into the system, then it will be temporarily re-charged and form a green color upon being shaken.

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