Welcome back, young scientists!
How about a riddle? Can you crack this one?
A box without hinges, key or lid, yet a golden treasure’s inside is hid. Can you guess what is it?
Ok, we have another one:
Breakfast or dinner I always taste great, I come from the one who wakes the town!
Any guesses?
Egg-cellent! We are indeed talking about eggs. Wondering why? Because today, we have some super cool chemistry experiments with these versatile and delicious eggs.
Some time ago, we wrote an interesting article on eggs and tried to solve the ultimate debate on “what comes first – the chicken or the egg?”. Eggs may look like an ordinary part of your world but you can learn a lot from them. Scrambled or hard-boiled, irrespective of how you like to enjoy your eggs in the morning, you can unlock the secrets of the universe with eggs or at least some science secrets with these amazing DIY experiments. Find out how you can bounce an egg without breaking it, cook it without any heat, grow a crystal on it, or even make a green omelette for Dr Seuss fans! So let’s get started and whisk through these ultimate chemistry experiments with eggs.
The first rule of Chemistry hack: Do Not Taste Your Experiments (unless mentioned otherwise).
Method
How will you know that your bouncy egg is ready? The egg will start to become translucent.
The egg becomes rubbery and bounces due to a chemical reaction between the eggshell and the vinegar. The eggshell of a chicken egg is made of calcium carbonate and the vinegar contains acetic acid. Hence, when calcium carbonate and acetic acid react together, tiny bubbles of carbon dioxide gas form around the egg. Once the shell of the egg wears off, a thin membrane is formed covering the egg. The vinegar reacts with that membrane, making it bouncy.
Method
The egg moves into the jar without any contact due to the change in air pressure. At the beginning of the experiment, the air pressure inside the jar was the same as that outside the jar. Once we lit the match and placed it inside the jar, the air inside the jar heated up and started to expand. A few seconds after we placed the egg on the neck of the jar, the fire went off causing the air inside the jar to cool down and contract. When the air started to contract, the pressure inside the jar became less than the air pressure outside the jar. This gave the higher air pressure outside the jar an opportunity to push the egg into the jar.
Method
Red cabbages contain a pigment called anthocyanin, that changes colour when it comes in contact with acids (low pH) or bases (high pH). When the cabbage juice comes in contact with an acid, it turns red in colour, and when it comes in contact with a base, it turns into bluish-green colour. Egg whites are basic in nature and hence the cabbage juice turned into a bluish-green colour. You can try out the same experiment using red cabbage and vinegar. Let us know what colour you get from that experiment.
Did you like these experiments? Do let us know which ones you would try out at home. Keep an eye out for more such chemistry experiments and fun activities this month.
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Comments
Hemakshi Singh
January 9, 2021
Can we taste the bouncy egg?????
Sp
December 3, 2020
I’ve tried the bouncy egg experiment , it was amazing! I really liked playing with that egg! Thank you byju’s ?.
Reshmi
October 2, 2020
Really interesting I will try at home
Tarun
September 28, 2020
Cool
Tarun
September 28, 2020
Awesome
Jai Dhruv
September 26, 2020
It is awesome I tried the bouncy egg first and everything then. It was very interesting I loved it I played with the bouncy egg for 3 months until my brother broke it?I tried the green omlette it was good
Trishita Gupta
September 14, 2020
It’s interesting and I was surprised to see
Thanks byju’s
Arissa Noor Sheikh
September 13, 2020
I am surely going to try it because I personally love Science and its experiments.
Thanks to Byjus to give such cool experiments and facts . I love them
Aryan Raj
August 24, 2020
It’s amazing.
Manimudrika
August 23, 2020
Yes… It’s very interesting… I will try it with dead egg..
Thank-you byju’s …
Soham Bhardwaj
August 20, 2020
Yes it is so interesting I’ll also try it in my house
Ritam Adhikari
August 19, 2020
SUPERB IT’S WORKING
Kartik Gupta
August 15, 2020
It’s dope!!I will try at home.
Priya
August 14, 2020
Too interesting I will try all
Keerthana Ranjith
August 13, 2020
It’s so interesting that I could not stop reading this ? I love it
Pratik yadav
August 11, 2020
I tried this it was really good experience ☺️
Alphine Sunil
August 5, 2020
Amazing experiments I will also try these
Rimi
August 5, 2020
Interested
Ranvir Singh Saharan
August 4, 2020
Me toooo……
G.sree hasiny reddy
August 2, 2020
Super experiment
Prangshu Pranjal Saikia
August 2, 2020
Hmm preety cool. I have tried all actually ?.
I think the coolest experiment is the green egg
One. It tastes something different as
compared the original egg fry but still cool.
Adhitya
August 1, 2020
Something to do intresting in lockdown….
Arun prasath
July 31, 2020
I have already done this but I will try it again
Sunetra ?
July 31, 2020
Yup. It’s interesting ?✌️Thanks byju’s for giving such an intresting experiment ?
Nikesh
July 31, 2020
I made the bouncy egg . It’s really like a ball. Thanks ?
Pooja.v
July 31, 2020
??green omlette is so tasty. Thanks for the experiment ? byjus
Tanishka Bangera
July 30, 2020
I love the cheese cake
Samiksha Vatsa
July 30, 2020
I don’t eat eggs but I am fascinated and surprised after seeing this.
Wooooow!!!
??
PARVESH
July 30, 2020
I saw the bouncy egg experiment in 5 min crafts.
M.Harsha vardhan naik
July 29, 2020
I done this experiment in my home
MITUL
July 27, 2020
COOL, but anybody knows where to get *red cabbage* ???
MITUL
July 27, 2020
Wow green omelette is cool,but tasty too??
Ritu gupta
July 27, 2020
I love this small science experiments and I hope so that I can do myself
amjad
July 26, 2020
it is interesting
Sarvan
July 26, 2020
Very interesting nice also super I will definitely try this at home ???. Thanks for telling us this interesting things I hope all should try those experiments and be safe
Stay home stay safe?????
Payal Das
July 26, 2020
I like it it’s too interesting I will try??
Afsha Afsar Shaikh
July 26, 2020
It is interesting I hope so I can try the 3th experiment very well……
Tanu sharma
July 25, 2020
Wow
Mahi
July 24, 2020
I never thought that a small egg hold so much science mystery.its very knowledgeable . I will try it .
Atri pathak
July 24, 2020
The bouncing egg is amazing ????
Very nice????
Deepika
July 23, 2020
A magic with an egg?It’s really nice to hear?and I will surely try this……..
Pal sanghpura
July 23, 2020
Very nice will do it.
Rhea
July 23, 2020
Awsome
Sagar sallam
July 21, 2020
First riddle ans.is an egg
Apurva gaurav
July 20, 2020
This is too awesome i would like to try
It and share these tricks with friends
Byju’s you are really wonderful
Biswa ranjan Mishra
July 20, 2020
Very much interesting
Snehaa
July 20, 2020
It’s really interesting…I am going to try it?
Aditya Upadhyay
July 19, 2020
It is very interesting experiment.I love these all experiment.
Aarav Ahuja
July 18, 2020
It is very interesting , i will try it
Nakshatara
July 18, 2020
I love byjus. I am a proud byjute.
Parth
July 17, 2020
Very interesting I will try soon
Maanvi
July 17, 2020
It’s very fun to play with the bouncy ball……..I also tried to make the green omlette which was very
Yummy and oh the magic trick was awesome and it tricked my friends ???????????
Thanks Byjus
Ria Ann Mathew
July 17, 2020
Super experiments??????
I am so excited ??????
Anish ganesh
July 17, 2020
Oh wow! These experiments experiments are amazing .I would like to do more experiments like this.
Vishesh Kumar Singh
July 17, 2020
Too much intresting and easy to do at home.??
Vishesh Kumar Singh
July 17, 2020
I am just going to try these out.
Too much interesting
Ishi Verma
July 16, 2020
That was eggs-iting!?
Ishi Verma
July 16, 2020
That’s so kind of you☺️……I wish everyone could think like you
Ishi Verma
July 16, 2020
Thus was really eggs-iting! I am awaiting for some more eggs-periments impatiently ??♀️
Atharva ahire
July 16, 2020
Wow ! This experiment is very interesting so I will do at home
Lin therese
July 16, 2020
I’ve tried the bouncy egg so interesting
Lin therese
July 16, 2020
Awesome ideas I will try it for sure
Bhavana Sri
July 16, 2020
It is very intresting ,I will try in my home.
heena
July 16, 2020
ooo. its awesome
Arna Somya
July 16, 2020
It’s so amazing. I would have tried these DIY egg-experiments because it is a Non-vegetarian food and alas! I’m a vegetarian and I couldn’t do these experiments. But they are really impressive. Post more experiments like this but with vegetarian food like ‘POTATO’.
Mention some recipes too like Dr. Seuss’ green eggs.
Thanks for your experiments…..
Sayan mandal
July 15, 2020
This trick are awosom I am try it at home byju’s is the best
Platform to learn at home.??
Rishita
July 15, 2020
I had the best experience of all thank you Byjus to make my studies the best.????????
SAGNIK MAJUMDER
July 15, 2020
WOW… ITS JUST AMAZIN’… I WILL SURELY TRY THESE EXPERIMENTS AT MY HOME… JUST LOVED IT… ??????
Sagnik Mandal
July 15, 2020
I love this experiment to do thank you for telling me about this experiment
Ishpreet kaur
July 15, 2020
I want to these experiments because i am pure vegetarian and i dont eat eggs
Aviral Shukla
July 14, 2020
Wow.Very Nice???
Arjun
July 14, 2020
I must Try it actually but not gonna eat them ??
Jasmita
July 14, 2020
It’s a good idea I will try it
Poojha
July 14, 2020
Sureley i will try. Very intresting
Priya Kumari
July 14, 2020
Wow it is so interesting DIY I will try it for sure. Thanks byjus for such amazing experiment
K . Hema sri
July 14, 2020
Very nice I will try at home
Bhakti
July 14, 2020
I like this experiment ? very much and I am very sure that if I am non-vegetarian I will surely do this but I am a vegetarian so I can’t do this but I like your diy ideas that you are doing so please keep doing and thanks byjus for your help.??n
Smriti Vilas
July 14, 2020
It was very interesting thing to do I really enjoyed it
Krish
July 13, 2020
It is very amazing to know about eggs
Ishwari p.
July 13, 2020
It’s amazing…..???
Prarthana Varghese
July 13, 2020
It is very interesting and,I will try to do it
Maradani Jayati
July 13, 2020
In egg there will be baby so we should not eat and spoil ??????????
Haarika YM
July 13, 2020
Yaa…YOU ARE CORRECT WE SHOULD NOT EAT EGG BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO EAT BECAUSE IT IS RICH IN PROTEIN ??……IF YOU DONT KNOW ACTUALLY EVEN I AM A VEGETARIAN..???????????????????????….????☺?
soham patil
July 13, 2020
oh I didn’t know a yolk is a base because when anthocyanin reacts with a base it becomes green
Aryan Jaiswal
July 13, 2020
It’s very interesting
I tryit at home
Ayush Kumar
July 12, 2020
Yeah! It was very interesting to see the green egg
and Cheese the bottle egg experiment…
I want more experiments like these..
?
Akshara Singh
July 12, 2020
These experiments are very looking very interesting. Experiment no.1‘bouncy egg’ is my favourite one!
Alish Singh
July 12, 2020
It is very interesting activity
ALANKRIT KASHYAP
July 12, 2020
I like it very interesting and I
will try at home…
Thanku..
Amar
July 12, 2020
It was so interesting. I like it so much.????
Amar
July 12, 2020
I like it so much. It was so interesting ??????
Mahak
July 12, 2020
It seems to be very exciting ?…….I will definitely try this ??
Mahak
July 12, 2020
It seems to be very exciting ?
Tanvi
July 11, 2020
Amazing experiment I like it so much I will try it?
Bhagya lekshmi
July 11, 2020
Its very interesting! I will try it at home
Ansh Ganesh nikam
July 11, 2020
It is very easy and nice Experiments with eggs. I will try it.????
Neeraj Kudale
July 11, 2020
Nice experiments
Neeraj Kudale
July 11, 2020
I will try these experiments
Tahreem
July 11, 2020
Amazing
Amrit Kaur
July 11, 2020
Very nice
Avani
July 11, 2020
My dad just bought eggs will try it??
Aditya Raj
July 11, 2020
The experiment with these eggs are amazing.
I would try all these experiment in my home.
-Thank you BYJU’S for these amazing experiments.
Athletyo
July 10, 2020
Wow, it is incredible what all we can do with science!
Tanishka Tambat
July 10, 2020
Wow It is really nice experiment interesting to do it
Ayush Raj
July 10, 2020
It’s very interesting I liked it too
Much
Ajab saify
July 10, 2020
these are very good and intresting????
Suvam Jena
July 10, 2020
I LOVE THE EXPERIMENT. THE MOST INTRESTING EXPERIMENT I LIKE IS THE 2ND ONE. I WILL TRY IT NOW ONLY.
Mallikarjun
July 10, 2020
I will try
Mehak bamrele
July 10, 2020
I think I should do that because I very curious about it
Raj Aaryan Singh
July 10, 2020
Interesting ? the egg ? bounces back
Prangan Banerjee
July 10, 2020
Absolutely yes. We must eat egg.
Prangan Banerjee
July 10, 2020
It seems to be very interesting. I must try it at home.??????
Krishnapriya
July 10, 2020
I will try these experiments. I will surely try to make bouncy eggs.
Siddesh S Belagavi
July 10, 2020
It looks so interesting for me.But not for my sister ?????.But I will do it ????.But only if the egg will not hatch ????.
Shinjini Das Gupta
July 10, 2020
Such a cool experiment! I will surely try this. ??
Shivani Harish
July 10, 2020
I tried the the experiment of bouncy eggs. It was super cool. It actually worked out really well. I am so happy for that. ??? Thank you for this interesting experiments Byjus. ??
Hari subesan.S
July 10, 2020
Wow they are really explicit experiments that we could do during this lockdown , but the thing is we have to waste several eggs for the experiment……
Harsh Patel
July 9, 2020
Are eggs we eat are vegetarian and why non vegetarian food is harmful for our health like sea food ???
Sukriti
July 9, 2020
It is very interesting. I will try at home??
Atharva Khade
July 9, 2020
This is amazing!,And Intresting
Srihari
July 9, 2020
Intresting. Thanks for the enjoyable experiments
Yash Khandekar
July 9, 2020
I will surely try it
Nirmal nila
July 9, 2020
It is very interesting. I also do this again and again so funny ????.
Deeptanshu Samanta
July 9, 2020
Very interesting one !!!!!!
☺️????☺️
Kedar Oza
July 9, 2020
I’m
A
Vegetarian
I can not perform this activity ??
Smahi kunwar
July 9, 2020
The bouncy egg was fantastic . I loved enjoying it myself .
Ashita Singh
July 9, 2020
Nice experiments… Very creative..i will surely do this.. T
Thanks byjus.. Love u
Abhinav
July 9, 2020
This is amazing ✌..गजब!!!!
Maradani Jayati
July 9, 2020
You know friends it is very nice ☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️?????????????????????
Ashhar
July 9, 2020
This experiment is truly amazing. Playing with chemestry and especially with acid and base. It’s the best
Combination to show this how acid and base would be fun
I tried it and it was so interesting…………..???
Keruba R P
July 9, 2020
Truly amazing! Wanna such more experiments with reasons!! ?
Aanya Sinha
July 9, 2020
Good activity and I love it
Aanya Sinha
July 9, 2020
It was an amazing activity and I love it ???
Dolita
July 9, 2020
I will definately try these expirrments.
Apoorva Rao Appani
July 9, 2020
Looks really nice.will definitely try it!!!?
Nihal
July 8, 2020
Really interesting activite
Sethuram
July 8, 2020
This experiment is very interesting
Sanjana
July 8, 2020
O my god its amazing ??
Riddhi Banerjee
July 8, 2020
Nice experiments
Aditi
July 8, 2020
Woo!! I totally got surprised.
This experiment is very wonderful.
I’ll try it at home
Archana S
July 8, 2020
It is really interesting and fun experiment…
Thank u byju’s..
L.prithika
July 8, 2020
Very nice contest. ??????
Arya
July 8, 2020
It’s very much interesting I will definitely try this activity
Prashik
July 8, 2020
I already know some of this experiments like the rubbery egg one and that experiment in which the egg is dropped in
the bottle with a neck smaller than the egg by heating the neck of the Bootle and I also knew it’s reason.
But the others were new for me which I had never heard of .
Thank you Byjus for giving us this fun DIY’s .
I will surely this experiments one day.
manjunadha yenduri
July 8, 2020
But
Egg is some costly for this experiments we don’t want to waste food
DEVIPRIYA.V
July 8, 2020
yes i will try at home
G janak Datta
July 8, 2020
It is actually a mind blowing experiment but i knew this ”trick” before itself,but thanks byjus for giving us students a lot of cool information
Ishita Singh
July 8, 2020
I will do the first two experiment as I will not be able to get red
cabbage . It’s really fun !
Saksham panwar
July 8, 2020
This is best activity with learn with fun
Rishit Rajal
July 8, 2020
BYJU’S can you please send some more interesting space knowledge, like about the mysterious black holes.
Rishit Rajal
July 8, 2020
I tried the bouncy egg experiment.
It was nice but after sometimes it broke.
Overall, I think it was a nice experiment
So, very much thank you BYJU’S!
Parthiv Reddy P
July 8, 2020
Yes I like experiment and too want to try it in our house.
Thank you .
Vedant patil
July 8, 2020
Nice i will do it
Janvi
July 8, 2020
Nice experiment!! Lot of fun with chemistry yaa….!??
Tapashree Chakraborty
July 8, 2020
I tried bouncy egg that one is amazing??
Pranjali
July 8, 2020
I would like to try last one .it seems me so yummy ????
Divya kushwaha
July 8, 2020
I had already tried it.Its is a very interesting experiment.
Pooja .v
July 8, 2020
Amazing! It’s very intresting experiment.
Maradani Jayati
July 8, 2020
?????????
Maradani Jayati
July 8, 2020
Yes friends ????????
Kimaya Lohar
July 8, 2020
WOW!Its amazing! I will surely try it.
Alleezbath
July 8, 2020
Answer of the riddle is
1.an egg
2.wake me when I’m over
Tarun Kumar Reddy.Yeruva
July 8, 2020
It’s really amazing.I think we will do it ????
Hasini bindu
July 8, 2020
it was very nice.i enjoyed a lot
Hasini bindu
July 8, 2020
It was very nice.i enjoyed a lot while reading this
Samveda
July 8, 2020
Thank You, It was really good!
Fatema kaderi
July 8, 2020
I was successful in the first 2 experiments
Ramya??
July 8, 2020
Wow very interesting nfact I am just doing this ☺️☺️☺️
Ambika Sharma
July 8, 2020
I loved the activities .
Thankyou byjus .
Chhavi singh chandela
July 8, 2020
Gr8 i will try it out if my mother allows cuz she thinks i will mess it up all and then she will ckean it and sge hates egg and yhe smell of it to …….
?????
Ambika Sharma
July 8, 2020
I loved it ??? . I really loved the riddles .
Thankyou byjus for posting this activity and making the summer a bit more interesting .
Please keep posting activities like these
Vansh Garg
July 8, 2020
It is amazing and interesting, I will really try it at home??
Harshvardhan Srivastava
July 8, 2020
I tried this experiment and got amazed ??????
Maradani Jayati
July 8, 2020
????????? byju is super helpful to all ☺️
Maradani Jayati
July 8, 2020
Friends I have tryed before ???
Avani jassiar
July 8, 2020
Oh,I will definitely try it out….it’s fun ??
Nandana
July 8, 2020
WOW….It is a mind blowing experiment….I liked it a lot.This is a new bit of information.
Avani
July 8, 2020
Bouncy eggs are really a great Idea?
But my favourite one was the green eggs.
I will definitely try to do these experiments
Thank you Byju’s ??
Payal singh
July 8, 2020
The experiment was really awesome I love this.
It really works.
Thank you byjus.
Amogh Kottada????
July 8, 2020
Well, I am a vegetarian so I don’t think my parents will allow me to do these experiments.
Haarika YM
July 8, 2020
Wow so amazing…I have never seen such an experiment.
I will try for sure ???????☺.
Haarika YM
July 8, 2020
Wow so amazing…I have never seen such an experiment.
I will try for sure ???????☺.
Jhanvi Dutt
July 8, 2020
It is so interesting , I will try.
Nikesh
July 8, 2020
It’s really amazing!
??
Maradani Jayati
July 8, 2020
I love byju because it gives more information ????
Maradani Jayati
July 8, 2020
So nice friends you can try ??????????
Maradani Jayati
July 8, 2020
I will try ?????
Maradani Jayati
July 8, 2020
It is nice to hear ???????
Anshu Tiwari
July 8, 2020
Second paragraph is not a magic because if we heat plastic then it contract and then egg can’t be stabled
Harshita singh
July 8, 2020
The first question which was A box without hinges, key or lid, yet a golden treasure’s inside is hid. Can you guess what is it?
answer-an egg
Anwesha roy
July 8, 2020
This is great ….nice byju’s…
Ankita Jana
July 8, 2020
This is so fun
Hemang Agarwal
July 8, 2020
I am a pure vegetarian. I can not do experiments with egg or any other non vegetarian food. Please send blogs without non vegetarian food.
Angel
July 8, 2020
Super experiments
Lakshitha
July 8, 2020
Egg ,chiken
Siddhi
July 8, 2020
Nice facts about egg! ????
Joanna Elizabeth Micheal
July 8, 2020
Wow I am really amazed byjus really brings us fun and exciting
Experiments to do wow ?
Swarnim
July 8, 2020
Answers for both riddle are egg
Nehal
July 8, 2020
Amazing! Great! Thank you Byju’s for this wonderful science
Shreya Jocelyn
July 8, 2020
Actually I tried the first one. It was so fun but after sometime it broke. Thank you byju’s team for giving a super idea.
Bikramdeep kaur
July 8, 2020
I will definitely try this at home
Abhi raj
July 8, 2020
Good question
Sruti
July 7, 2020
Very nice experiment..every experiment has a science behind it .I have tried the 2nd one and also I have seen the 1st one but haven’t tried . I like those experiments. Thank you*BYJUS* for making this app so enjoy full.
Smriti Sahoo
July 7, 2020
1) We can put an egg into a jar and pour some vinegar and leave it for 2 to 3 days then gently wash them then it will become bouncy
2) We can cook an egg without heat by putting that egg into the refrigerator for 24 hrs it will cook but it will be raw
3) We can make an green egg by boiling red cabbage and mix only with the yolk and put it on the EEG white by serieng
Priyal Chourey
July 7, 2020
It’s amazing to know about egg.
Thankyou Byjus
Love learning from Byjus.
Jasmin
July 7, 2020
Egg-cellent egg-planation & egg-periments????
Sarthak singh
July 7, 2020
I will surely try it but after shavan month because it is not allowed this time by my parents
Ttanishqua Mukherjee
July 7, 2020
Thank you Byju’s for making us learn different things which a teacher even can’t teach in school. Byju’s is the best for Maths and Science. Because of Byju’s I started loving Maths and it became my second favourite subject after English.Thankyou a lot Byju’s….!!
Mansi Singh
July 7, 2020
I tried the bouncy egg experiment at home.
It was so amazed to see the rubbery egg.
Manasa
July 7, 2020
thnx for this cool and interesting experiment
The minecraftmaster
July 7, 2020
Wow, I didn’t know that these can happen to eggs!!!!
Prishita Umesh Udhwani
July 7, 2020
It’s interesting
Krishna Periwal
July 7, 2020
Wow !!I tried it my home really interesting activity
Trrishan Saha
July 7, 2020
I am actually vegetarian and so I can’t do this DIY egg-speriment. I follow the quote of an english playwright who wrote the famous play ‘Pygmalion’ named George Bernard Shaw “Animals are my friends and I don’t eat my friends”. Egg is not an animal, but a baby animal borns because of the egg.??????????????????????????????!
Tarikh hussain khan
July 7, 2020
Very nice I try it at home
Imaan Jagirdar
July 7, 2020
It’s very interesting I will do it
I hope so
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