“Silicate plastic“ from the “Chemistry of materials“ set
Channel: MEL Chemistry
Date: 2018-04-18

Perform this amazing experiment at home with MEL Science: https://melscience.com/en/experiments/inorganic-plastic/

Safety
* Put on protective gloves and eyewear.
* Conduct the experiment on the plastic tray.

Disposal
Dispose of solid waste together with household garbage.

Step-by-step instructions
1. Take a disposable cup and pour in calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)₂ from the bottle (3 g). Add 15 mL of water.
2. Thoroughly mix the contents in the cup.
3. Take another cup and pour in 50% liquid glass solution from the bottle (10 mL).
4. Now, pour the liquid from the one cup into the other and back.
5. The liquid has solidified! Keeping your protective gloves on, touch the obtained mass.