elephant toothpBackground You’ve seen the jaw-dropping "elephant toothpaste" reaction—now’s your chance to engineer the biggest and best foam eruption your team can create! Using a set amount of reactants, your group must use chemistry and careful calculations to maximize your foam. Teams will compete for school bragging rights (and fame on Instagram), but victory will depend on scientific thinking, not just spectacle! The Chemistry Elephant toothpaste is produced by the catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide, accelerated by potassium iodide (KI) as the catalyst. The reaction: 2\ H_2O_2_{(aq)} \xrightarrow{KI} 2\ H_2O_{(l)} + O_2_{(g)} The oxygen gas rapidly forms bubbles in soap, resulting in a massive foam column. The amount of foam produced is limited by the reactant that runs out first (the limiting reactant). Your Mission Each team will be given set maximum amounts for each reactant: Hydrogen peroxide (30 mL max, 6% solution) Potassium iodide solution (10 mL max, 1 M) Dish soap (as needed to trap gas, not a limiting reactant) Teams must submit a request for the exact amount of each reactant they wish to use (must not exceed limits). You must show all work predicting the maximum volume of oxygen gas (and thus foam) expected in your reaction, based on your choices. Identify the limiting reactant in your plan and explain how you determined it.aste battle between groups; will be posted on instagram for "ratings" based on "best" reaction.

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