Blowing up a balloon with pop rocks?

Blowing up a balloon with pop rocks is a fun and easy chemistry experiment that demonstrates how chemical reactions can produce gas. When pop rocks are added to water, the sugar in the candy dissolves and reacts with the baking soda to produce carbon dioxide gas. This gas causes the balloon to inflate.

Here are the materials you will need:

* Pop rocks

* Water

* A balloon

* A funnel

Instructions:

1. Put a few pop rocks in the bottom of the balloon.

2. Use the funnel to add water to the balloon. The water should just cover the pop rocks.

3. Gently shake the balloon to dissolve the sugar in the pop rocks.

4. The carbon dioxide gas produced by the reaction will cause the balloon to inflate.

5. Keep adding pop rocks and water until the balloon is full.

6. Once the balloon is full, tie it off and enjoy your inflated balloon!

Here is the chemical reaction that takes place when pop rocks are added to water:

NaHCO3 + H2O + C12H22O11 → Na2CO3 + H2O + CO2

The baking soda (NaHCO3) reacts with the water (H2O) and the sugar (C12H22O11) to produce sodium carbonate (Na2CO3), water (H2O), and carbon dioxide gas (CO2). The carbon dioxide gas is what causes the balloon to inflate.