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Subject: Why does a soap and water mixture explode when you put it in the microwave?

Date: Sun Nov 7 12:06:26 1999
Posted by Matthew Lauren
Grade level: 7-9 School: No school entered.
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Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 941994386.Ch
Message:

The mixtrure is in a glass bowl.
IT is left in the microwave for a few min.
What happens is that all of the mixture gets suddenly blown out of the bowl
and it created enough forse to pop the microwave door suddenly open.


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