Chapter 198 A Brand New Semester 2

As Kim Listened to all of the examples of chemistry around us, she nodded in acknowledgment.

But when someone gave bread making as an example, some people giggled.... as they thought that it was definitely wrong.

How could bread making be chemistry?

"Good good good!!.. These are all good examples.

Now, let’s focus on bread making.... which is essentially baking."

As she spoke, some of the students looked at her in doubt...they weren’t buying it at all.

"Let’s step back for a little bit and go back to the basics.

What is chemistry?"

Again some people raised their hands up, while others flipped through their books.

"Yes Kalis!"

"It’s the science of different kinds of matter, and how that matter changes."

"Correct!!

So how do we link baking and Chemistry together?" She asked.

Everyone thought for a while, before more hands were raised up again.

"Both baking and chemistry require careful timing and measuring" someone answered.

"Both of them are a result of the formation of a Mixture"

"Wonderful!!!!

In baking, we can change ’matter’ like eggs, butter, milk and flour into a new ’Mixture’... which would later be used in creating bread.

And likewise in chemistry, several substances form mixtures which give rise to new products.

So in essence, when there’s a change of matter, then a chemical reaction has occurred.

Even mixing and creating the dough is chemistry.

And even more so... heating the dough under fire, will change the dough’s properties and make it hard hence forming bread."

"Ohhh!!!" The students responded.

As mother Kim spoke, Linda and her group members continued to write down all the key points like mixtures, chemical change and so on.

Ever since she started taking Chemistry classes, her view on the world had changed.

She began wondering what chemical reaction would give rise to this, and what chemical reaction would give rise to that.

In fact, her whole world was now filled with chemistry.

"Can anyone give an example of a chemical change that cannot be undone?" Teacher Gophen asked.

Linda immediately raised her hand.

Linda and her team immediately read through the instructions carefully, and recorded everything in front of them.

They recorded things like the color of Potassium Iodide and it’s smell before experimentation..

Some people started measuring the exact volumes and quantities needed for the experiment, while the others focused on boiling the water.

The students went to the electric bunsen burners and heated the water to a slightly higher temperature than what was required.

And while the others kept measuring the proper amounts needed, those handling the hot water..... placed a thermometer in it, and waited for it to cool down to the required temperature needed.

Once everything was recorded, measured and ready,.... they immediately began adding all the ingredients according to their Lab manuals, and stepped back just as the instructions had advised.

The solution started foaming up and instantly shot out of the large cylindrical flask.

’Pffff!!!!’

Since Linda and her group were the first ones to complete this experiment, everyone looked at the foam in marvel.

"Awesome!!!"

"So cool!!

"Look!!... It’s still flowing out of the flask!"

"Why does it smell like lemons?"

"__"

Those who saw it, got pumped up and wanted to complete their own experiments as well.

Linda and her team were still stupefied by what they were seeing.

’How... how did these liquid substances turn to foam?"

"We were just mixing the ingredients in, without fire... so why did the substances change their form so fast?"

"Was it because of the hot water?"

"Quick quick!!" Let’s record what we saw before we forget!!" Linda said excitedly.

Linda was amazed at the rapid change that occurred right now.

See looked at the ink in her pen, the book she was writing on, and even the tiny veins that she could see on her wrists.

Chemistry was everywhere around her.

She breathed it, she lived it, and she herself was a part of it.

It was like a great force that connected everything in the world.

This was her own unique understanding of Chemistry.

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Far away from the calm and busy Baymard, was a ship that had finally reached its destination.

Landon looked at the shores of Carona and smiled.

It was finally Gametime!