Milk and Soap Experiment

Description:  Milk is made up of water, fat, and proteins. Each of these molecules have charges and are held together by intramolecular forces. When the dish soap is added to the plate it quickly disperses across the surface as it is attracted to the water molecules and the food coloring is pulled along. This could be used as an anchoring phenomenon on matter, materials, or intramolecular forces.

Web Resource:  Colors on the Mooooove - ACS

Watch what happens when you put a drop of dish detergent into a plate layered with milk and food coloring! James Kessler explains the chemistry that causes this tie-dye-like reaction and gives a demonstration for kids to follow along with at home. Try the experiment at home! http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/adventures-in-chemistry/experiments/colors-move.html Subscribe! http://bit.ly/AmerChemSOc Facebook!