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My preschool teacher tried this experiment and was surprised at the reaction. She put some water-based liquid tempera paint in a cup, then sprinkled Lemonade- flavored Kool-Aid over it. It immediately foamed up. When the foaming stopped she was left in the cup with what looked like colored water and a white glob of something. It was kind of rubbery, like Silly Putty, only a little thinner. It was full of holes, like a sponge. I don't know what's in liquid tempera paint. But, the Kool-Aid has: Citric Acid, Calcium Phosphate, Maltodextrin, Salt, Natural flavors, Lemon juice solids, Ascorbic Acid, Artificial color, Yellow #5 Lake, Yellow #5, and BHA. Can you tell me what happened? (By the way, my daddy is writing this for me.) Thank you!
Re: Why did tempera paint and Kool-Aid react?
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