oil water experiment

This simple kitchen experiment turns basic household items into a bubbling volcano! Kids and adults alike will love watching how salt interacts with oil and water to create colorful eruptions.

Salt Volcano Experiment

water

vegetable oil

Salt (table salt or rock salt)

Food coloring (optional)

Step 1

Fill your clear glass jar or cup about 3/4 full with room temperature water.

Step 2

Gently pour vegetable oil into the jar until there's about 1/2 inch floating on top. Let it settle.

Step 3

Add a few drops of food coloring to the oil layer for a colorful display (optional).

Step 4

Slowly sprinkle salt into the jar. Watch it carry oil downward and create bubbling eruptions as it sinks and dissolves.

Step 5

Keep adding salt to see ongoing bubbling. Observe the interaction between salt, oil, and water.

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