Asked by Ash
A commercial for a well known cleaning powder says that it "shakes out white, then turns blue" what type of reaction os occuring? what compound can one use to produce this effect?
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Answered by
DrBob222
Probably a hydration reaction in which the dry material is one color and the "wet" material is another. I think CoCl2 may do that under the right conditions but the CoCl2 hydrate I've seen is blue when dry and pink when wet.
Answered by
Nairi
I just did this lab... I don't know the coumpound, but its Comet the cleaner... and it is a hydration reaction... ^_^
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