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Abstract Volume 5 Issue 1 (2000) pp 2-7

A Serious Look at Changeable Silly Putty

Gary D. White, Debora A. Zartman, and Judith M. Bonicamp*

Department of Chemistry, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 37132

Published online: 1 February 2000

Abstract. Changeable Silly Putty is a thermochromic material. It changes color due to a change in temperature. This paper describes advanced experiments designed to find the mechanism of the color change, provides a discussion of proposed mechanisms, and describes three experiments using Changeable Silly Putty that are suitable for young children.

Key Words: In the Classroom;  high school; thermochromism; leuco dyes; visible spectra; microencapsulation; high school; children's activities; toys

(*) Corresponding author. (E-mail: bonicamp@mtsu.edu})

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Issue date: February 1, 2000

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