Slime, Slime, Everywhere is Slime
Overview
Styrofoam will melt into separate long strings when put in acetone. The packing peanuts in your kit are made of styrofoam.
Chemicals
Materials
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60 mL acetone
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*Note: Acetone can be purchased locally as nail polish remover at big box stores. To get a big can of it, to go a home improvement store.
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Glass beaker
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Stirring rod
Procedure
The Science Behind the Reaction
Packing peanuts, like the ones found in your kit, are actually made up of long strings. You can see these molecules clearly when they are broken down by acetone.
Keep Experimenting!
ADULTS ONLY: Let the mixture dry out a bit and mold it into a long tube. Light one end and watch the flames go!