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How to turn tomato juice into a rainbow (video)
WASHINGTON, July 14, 2015 鈥� How can you turn tomato juice into a rainbow of color? Chem-lapsed is a series of striking, chemistry-themed time-lapses produced by . In the premiere episode, we demonstrate the tomato juice rainbow reaction. Bromine slowly changes some of the bonds in the molecule lycopene, which is what makes tomato juice red, ultimately creating a fantastic chemical rainbow. Just remember, don鈥檛 drink the rainbow. Watch the whole thing here: 聽.
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