AP Chemistry 2024-2025

Dust explosions using a fern "pollen", lycopodium powder, are a classic chemistry class demonstration. If you haven't done the lycopodium demonstration, then you probably not a chemistry teacher. Here in Beals Science you'll see an over the top demonstration.

The fine spores come from the lycopodium clubmoss.

 

Lycopodium fire demonstration and explanation of lycopodium powder.

by Beals Science

How they do the demonstration in Germany!

German lycopodium

A series of industrial tests to show the flammability of different substances in dust form.

four large scale

 

Myth-busters used dairy creamer to make a huge dust explosion.

dairy creamer

 

On a more serious note:

Combustible Dust: An Insidious Hazard.

A video from the US Chemical Safety Board

 

Dust explosion