Applying a 10% basic solution of Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) to a #Pycnoporellusfulgens (that’s my best guess at least) Polypore. I believe it’s a brown rot fungus that grows on hardwoods and conifers (related to Fomitopsis). This is not an edible mushroom nor have I heard of it having any specific medicinal benefit..Check out the wild color change as pigments in the mushroom flesh are deprotonated by the basic solution. It looks to turn a reddish purple then eventually go blackish. Pretty neat ex

Chemistry - Potassium metal reacts very rapidly with water...

How To Make Pumpkins Ooze #HalloweenScience #Chemistry Hydrogen peroxide is commonly used as a wound cleaner due to its ability to release oxygen when it breaks down, killing bacteria in the process. The same decomposition reaction makes it a fun chemical for foaming a pumpkin. When mixed with a catalyst like yeast or potassium iodide, hydrogen peroxide rapidly breaks down into water and oxygen gas. The oxygen gas gets trapped in soap, creating an expanding foam that spills out of the pumpkin—ju

Reaction of Potassium Permanganate and Hydrogen Peroxide